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Meaning of "upper ranks" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UPPER RANKS

upper ranks  [ˈʌpə ræŋks] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UPPER RANKS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Upper ranks is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES UPPER RANKS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of upper ranks in the English dictionary

The definition of upper ranks in the dictionary is the upper ranks the higher divisions of the armed forces. Other definition of upper ranks is the upper ranks people of high status, esp within an organization.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UPPER RANKS


Banks
bæŋks
branks
bræŋks
Fairbanks
ˈfɛəˌbæŋks
Hanks
hæŋks
Lancs
læŋks
lanx
læŋks
Manx
mæŋks
phalanx
ˈfælæŋks
ranks
ræŋks
spindleshanks
ˈspɪndəlˌʃæŋks
thanks
θæŋks
thanx
θæŋks

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UPPER RANKS

upper income bracket
upper jaw
Upper Karoo
upper lip
Upper Lough Erne
upper management
upper middle class
upper mordent
Upper Palaeolithic
Upper Palatinate
Upper Peninsula
upper regions
Upper Rhine
upper school
upper sideband
Upper Silesia
upper sixth
Upper Tunguska
Upper Volta
upper works

WORDS THAT END LIKE UPPER RANKS

blinks
break ranks
close ranks
forty winks
golf links
Grand Banks
high jinks
hijinks
hunks
jinks
links
lower ranks
methinks
other ranks
return thanks
swimming trunks
tiddlywinks
trunks
vote of thanks
yonks

Synonyms and antonyms of upper ranks in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «upper ranks» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UPPER RANKS

Find out the translation of upper ranks to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of upper ranks from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «upper ranks» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

高层人员
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

rangos superiores
570 millions of speakers

English

upper ranks
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ऊपरी रैंकों
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

صفوف العليا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

верхние ряды
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

escalões superiores
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঊর্ধ্ব স্থান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

rangs supérieurs
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pangkat atas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

oberen Rängen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アッパーランク
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

상위 순위
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Rangking ndhuwur
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cấp bậc trên
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மேல் அணிகளில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वरच्या क्रमांकाचे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Üst rütbeler
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ranghi più elevati
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

górne szeregi
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

верхні ряди
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

rândurile superioare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πάνω τάξεις
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

boonste geledere
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

övre skikten
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

øvre rekkene
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of upper ranks

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UPPER RANKS»

The term «upper ranks» is normally little used and occupies the 126.487 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UPPER RANKS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «upper ranks» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «upper ranks» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about upper ranks

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UPPER RANKS»

Discover the use of upper ranks in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to upper ranks and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Thou and You in Early Modern English Dialogues: Trials, ...
This table reveals that the hypothesis that the upper ranks would prefer to exchange YOU with members of the same rank is borne out by the data for gentry (78% YOU) and professionals (83% YOU). The hypothesis that lower ranks would ...
Terry Walker, 2007
2
General Report on Public Instruction in the Bengal Presidency
Of the 51,618 boys learning English, 631 belong to the upper ranks of society ; 37,386 to the middle ranks ; 13,245 to tho masses ; and 346 aro nnclassed ; or for every student of the upper ranks learning English, we have roughly 60 of the ...
‎1871
3
Communism in Korea: The society
... "original" Kim supporter (24), and Ch'oe Won-t'aek, one of the last first- generation veterans (27). The lower-upper ranks of the CC are thus dominated by state cadres, as the upper-upper ranks are dominated by Party cadres. Ranks 30 to 53, ...
Robert A. Scalapino, Chong-Sik Lee, 1972
4
The Handbook of the History of English
The figures for 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 % Upper ranks (women) Upper ranks (men) Middle ranks (men) Lower ranks (men) 1520–1550 1580–1610 1660–1681 Figure 22.8 Multiple negation according to social rank: percentage of  ...
Ans van Kemenade, Bettelou Los, 2009
5
Automata, Languages and Programming
(b) For every α < ω, we have tpn X (Bα [0,p) ) ⊆ ( > t) p,m p , tpnX(Bα{p},p)⊆(∧t)p ,mp, tpn X (Bα (p,l) ) ⊆ (t < ) p,m p . We can use the preceding lemma to show that the lower and upper ranks provide bounds for the real rank of an element.
David Hutchison, Susanne Albers, 2009
6
The Rise to Power of the Chinese Communist Party: Documents ...
In order to recruit cadres and educate the masses, the upper ranks cannot stand in for the lower ranks, and one area cannot stand in for another area. For example, if the Central Bureau or regional party committees stand in for the lower ranks ...
Tony Saich, Benjamin Yang, 1995
7
Military Strategy Classics of Ancient China - English & Chinese
If the upper ranks cannot boast, they will not seem arrogant, while if the lower ranks cannot boast, no distinctions can be established among the men. When neither of them boasts this is the pinnacle of deference. In cases of great defeat, do not ...
Shawn Conners, 2013
8
Emergency Propaganda: The Winning of Malayan Hearts and ...
Are Political Commissars and upper ranks the only human beings, are we not human beings too? He also decried the inconsiderate attitude of the leaders toward the legitimate needs of the rank and file: When the lower ranks fall sick and ask ...
Kumar Ramakrishna, 2013
9
Family Expenditures for Education, Reading, Recreation, and ...
When ranked by average expenditures for miscellaneous items of recreation, the families of type 6 shared the upper ranks with types 2 and 3 ; families of types 4 and 7 usually were lowest. Relatively more of the three former groups than of the  ...
Day Monroe, 1941
10
Conflicting Visions of Reform: German Lay Propaganda ...
The artisans perceived the upper ranks as inept, unable to meet the needs and responsibilities of everyday life. The narrowness of the network of each rank is striking. Occupation, particularly manual labor, and wealth created barriers between ...
Miriam Usher Chrisman, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UPPER RANKS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term upper ranks is used in the context of the following news items.
1
CIA Minority Study: Agency's Upper Ranks Lacks Diversity
The Central Intelligence Agency has consistently failed in recruiting racial and ethnic minorities and promoting them to higher ranks, according to an internal ... «Headlines & Global News, Jul 15»
2
Court case reveals feud among CRTC's upper ranks
A simmering internal feud at the highest levels of Canada's broadcast and telecom regulator has boiled over with one commissioner launching legal action over ... «The Globe and Mail, Apr 15»
3
An indie state of mind: Small developers dominate upper app ranks
In fact, Robot Factory and Mini Toolbox make an appearance in the upper ranks for a number of territories, joined by indie stalwart Dr. Panda's Ice Cream Truck. «Kidscreen, Apr 15»
4
Wells Fargo breaks into the upper ranks of global fee earners
Wells Fargo's investment banking operations grew faster than all its rivals in the first quarter and knocked Switzerland's UBS out of the top 10 table of global fee ... «Financial Times, Apr 15»
5
The Upper Ranks Named Eleventh Top Search Marketing Company …
NAPLES, FL--(Marketwired - February 04, 2015) - topseos.com has named The Upper Ranks the eleventh best search engine optimization firm for February ... «Marketwired, Feb 15»
6
Super-Mole Discovered Working in Upper Ranks of Hezbollah on …
JERUSALEM—A super-mole working in the upper ranks of Hezbollah on behalf of the Israeli Mossad has been exposed, according to a Lebanese website, ... «Washington Free Beacon, Dec 14»
7
Why the thin blue line is all too white in upper ranks of Yorkshire's …
The force's failure to recruit BME officers in recent years now means barely three per cent of its officers of inspector-rank and above are of BME origin, with no ... «Yorkshire Post, Nov 14»
8
People's United Bank has shuffle in upper ranks
People's United Financial, the Bridgeport-based holding company for People's United Bank, announced that chief financial officer Kirk Walters is stepping aside ... «The Advocate, Apr 14»
9
Moving past diversity: RBC's journey to rid its upper ranks of …
Peter J. Thompson/National Post"We are working to really get people to become self-aware," says RBC chief human resources officer, Zabeen Hirji. "And I think ... «Financial Post, Jan 14»
10
Apple's Upper Ranks Dominated By White Males, Say Shareholders
Apple has too many white men in its upper ranks, say shareholders who are pressuring the company to add more female and minority directors to its board. «Cult of Mac, Jan 14»

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