executive rank
collocation in Englishmeaningsofexecutiveandrank
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executive
noun[C]
uk/ɪɡˈzek.jə.tɪv/us/ɪɡˈzek.jə.t̬ɪv/
someone in a high position, especially in business, who makes decisions and puts them ...
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rank
adjective
uk/ræŋk/us/ræŋk/
(especially of something bad) complete ...
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(Definition ofexecutiveandrankfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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As their position and their duties increased, they went on to the wardroom mess, wore the same uniform, and eventually tookexecutiverank.
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The position was that they should have the right to reachexecutiverank, and rank with the ordinary naval officer.
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How many of the 54 may be described as ofexecutiverank?
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That means you are getting in a larger number—because you have added to theexecutiverank—from a very small section of the community.
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None of these clerks has been givenexecutiverank.
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Will strip searches, as well as intimate searches, be authorised by officers of seniorexecutiverank, or higher?
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I understand that officers of seniorexecutiverankor higher have to authorise initimate searches.
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In 1931, the first year of the new scheme, there were 12 promotions toexecutiverankfrom the lower deck.
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There is a serious shortage of houses for owner occupation, particularly by the executive ranks in industry.
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There are, however, many people in the middle executive ranks who cannot have any meaningful scheme suited to their needs.
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The advantage of the system is that it allows older employees to achieve a higher salary level before retirement and that it usually brings more experience to the executive ranks.
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He secretly recruited a circle of young loyal supporters from ordinary upbringings, and promoted them to middle-level positions in order to infiltrate the executive ranks in the government.
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Below are the executive ranks.
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