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Rank-and-File

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Rank-and-File
The members of an organization as opposed to its leaders. The term is especially common when some individual members disagree with leadership. For example, the rank-and-file members of a union may oppose some policies proposed by organizers and representatives.


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But rank-and-file police say they would be better off using traditional notepads.
Paul McKeever, head of the Federation which represents rank-and-file officers, said they were "sick to death" of seeing the same offenders.
The Police Federation yesterday called on its 140,000 rank-and-file members across the country to take the action which is unlikely to affect major crime investigations.
 
 
 
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