rank and file
ˌrank and ˈfile
noun
the rank and file the ordinary members of an organization rather than the leaders:
The rank and file of the party had lost confidence in the leadership.
—rank-and-file adjective [only before noun]:
the rank-and-file members of the trade union
ˌrank and ˈfile
nounthe rank and file the ordinary members of an organization rather than the leaders:
—rank-and-file adjective [only before noun]: