low-ranking

adjective

: having a low rank or position
low-ranking officials

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At the beginning of Black Doves, which premiered on Dec. 5, viewers watch as Helen's life begins to unravel when her lover — a low-ranking civil servant working in the Department of Justice named Jason Davies (Andrew Koji) — is killed. Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 8 Dec. 2024 Other low-ranking fears were blood (9.3 percent) and ghosts (10.6 percent). Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Oct. 2024 Along the edges of the enclosure, packs of low-ranking males roamed from burrow to burrow, harassing the females. Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024 The show, created and executive produced by Mike McMahan, stars Tawny Newsome, Jack Quaid, Noël Wells and Eugene Cordero as four low-ranking officers on the USS Cerritos, who were all promoted in Season 4 from ensigns to lieutenant (junior grade). Adam B. Vary, Variety, 16 Sep. 2024 Boeing blamed two relatively low-ranking employees for the deception under a 2021 settlement that would have let the company escape criminal prosecution. David Koenig, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2024 Working at a prestigious institution—as measured by the total number of citations of all authors who work there—offered some protection against the disadvantage of a low-ranking mentor. Byholly Else, science.org, 14 Aug. 2024 Putin saw the late Soviet model from his position as a low-ranking KGB officer in a regional department in Leningrad, and, later on, in East Germany. Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 31 May 2018 While other series in the Star Trek universe focuses on the exciting adventures of captains and senior officers, Lower Decks takes a look at the often comedic misadventures of the low-ranking officers with menial jobs. Ryan Fleming, Deadline, 17 June 2024

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“Low-ranking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/low-ranking. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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