Lower-ranking (Adjective)
Meaning
Inferior in rank or status; "the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The lower-ranking officers were given less prestigious assignments and fewer resources to work with.
- She had to deal with a lower-ranking bureaucrat who seemed more interested in following procedure than helping her.
- In the strict hierarchy of the military, lower-ranking soldiers were expected to show deference to their superiors at all times.
- The company's lower-ranking employees were the first to be let go when the economic downturn hit.
- As a lower-ranking member of the team, she was often relegated to menial tasks and given little opportunity for advancement.