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Rank
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RANK. The order or place in which certain officers are placed in the army and navy, in relation to others, is called their rank.
     2. It is a maxim, that officers of, an inferior rank are bound to obey all the lawful commands of their superiors, and are justified for such obedience.


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By bringing together some people who have really succeeded in our firm and risen through the ranks to become partner and then to visibly promote their coming out, if you will, to the whole firm, is our way of saying this is OK in our environment," says partner Chris Simmons, chief diversity officer.
He came to the agency in 2003 as a director for professional development and school improvement and has steadily risen through the ranks, serving as assistant executive director and interim executive director.
Will is also one of the keenest minds in corporate finance today, and has risen through the ranks of finance in a variety of roles to the top finance job in his firm.
 
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