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Adminisphere

The rarified organizational layers above the rank and file that makes decisions that are often profoundly inappropriate or irrelevant.

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rank and file

[rank and file] {n. phr.} Ordinary people; the regular membership of an organization; the enlisted privates in the Army. * /The general usually inspects the rank and file on specific […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

on file

[on file] {adv. phr.} Placed in a written or electronic file; on record. * /We are sorry we cannot hire you right now but we will keep your application on […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

pull rank

[pull rank] {v. phr.}, {slang}, {informal} To assert one's superior position or authority on a person of lower rank as in exacting a privilege or a favor. * /How come […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

rank

[rank] See: [CLOSE RANKS], [PULL RANK]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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