The restructuring targeted middle management as well as low-ranking employees.
Students will find it easier to win places at low-ranking universities.
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low-ranking — ˌlow ˈranking [low ranking] adjective junior; not very important • a low ranking officer/official Opp: ↑high ranking … Useful english dictionary
ranking — rank‧ing [ˈræŋkɪŋ] noun [countable] 1. the position of something or someone in a list that has been arranged in order of quality or importance: • The US recaptured from Germany the number one ranking among exporters. 2. a list of things or people … Financial and business terms
low-level official — low ranking government worker … English contemporary dictionary
low — 1. adjective 1) a low fence Syn: short, small, little; squat, stubby, stunted, dwarf; shallow Ant: high 2) low prices Syn … Thesaurus of popular words
ranking — /rang king/, adj. 1. senior or superior in rank, position, etc.: a ranking diplomat. 2. prominent or highly regarded: a ranking authority on Soviet affairs. 3. occupying a specific rank, position, etc. (often used in combination): a low ranking… … Universalium
low — I adj 1. ground level, low lying, low hanging, unelevated; coastal, sea level; flat, depressed, concave, sunken; nether, under, underground, buried, submerged, underwater, submarine, undersea, deep. 2. short, small, little, stumpy, truncated,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
low-born — adj humble, poor, mean born, plebeian, unexalted, lowly, low ranking, peasant, obscure ≠ high born, noble … Useful english dictionary
Ranking of liturgical days in the Roman Rite — serves two purposes. The rank indicates some particular points about the manner of celebrating the day: for instance, the Mass of a Solemnity will include recitation of Gloria in Excelsis and Creed, that of what is now called in a specific… … Wikipedia
-ranking — [ræŋkıŋ] suffix used to say where someone or something is on a scale that shows how good they are, or what position they have, compared with other people or things high/top/low/middle ranking ▪ a top ranking tennis player … Dictionary of contemporary English
high-ranking — adj [only before noun] having a high position in a government or other organization ≠ ↑low ranking ▪ high ranking officials … Dictionary of contemporary English
