N-SING (团体、公司等的)普通成员,普通职员The rank and file are the ordinary members of an organization or the ordinary workers in a company, as opposed to its leaders or managers. (团体、公司等的)普通成员,普通职员 [journalism]
There was widespread support for him among the rank and file.
那些普通职员们都普遍支持他。
Substantial numbers of rank and file members ignored their union's advice.
有相当一部分普通员工不理睬工会的建议。
It seems that the rank and file of the party hadn't been consulted.