Party
Party noun - A social gathering.
Rank and file and party are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rank and file" instead a noun "Party".
Rank and file
Rank and file noun - The body of the community as contrasted with the elite.
Party and rank and file are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Party" instead a noun phrase "Rank and file".
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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Corbyn, a veteran socialist on the "hard left" of Labour, developed enormous popularity among the party's rank and file membership, but most Labour MPs have been less enthusiastic about his leadership, with many fearing his radical views would doom the party in a general election.
- In the United States, the Democratic Party is alleged to have these fellows as its main figureheads and financial contributors, if not necessarily its rank and file, hence "elitist" and "latte liberal" (and, briefly, "arugula") as the new favorite buzzwords of the Republicans.
Source: Analysis / Bourgeois Bohemian
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