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Examples of flag rank in a Sentence
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Tighe was the first woman to command a numbered fleet and first woman cryptologic warfare officer promoted to flag rank.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 28 Apr. 2023
The promotion restriction remained in place until November 1967, when Congress passed a law allowing women to compete for promotion to general and flag rank.
—Sarah Jacobs, The Aegis, 26 Mar. 2018
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Word History
First Known Use
1894, in the meaning defined above
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“Flag rank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flag%20rank. Accessed 23 Sep. 2024.
Kids Definition
flag rank
noun
: any of the ranks in the navy or coast guard above a captain
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