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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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Or did he pull rank, believing the manoeuvre was unnecessary?

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I'll get the last word then," he sniggered, only for chair Bill Midgely to pull rank and make the mayor go first.

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Let's face it, quite a few of us will be tuning in on the off-chance that a mum will pull rank when her famous offspring wants to overrule her on an answer.

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Now we have a three-panel selection but if we have an argument I pull rank because I am head coach.

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He joked that if he wasn't starting the night game, he have to pull rank on somebody.

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But Strachan should be able to pull rank and stop Nakamura travelling as that weekend is NOT a recognised international match date under FIFA rules

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Meanwhile city MP Bob Ainsworth is writing to parliamentary under secretary of state Dr Stephen Ladyman asking him to pull rank and progress the dispute.