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noun
A grade conferred upon officers in armed forces, police and intelligence agencies, typically denoted by particular insignia affixed to their uniforms.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
rank in a military organization
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: military rating, paygrade, rating
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: rank
Narrower terms: flag rank
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