of higher rank
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Crew are usually expected to raise complaints with a person of higher rank, but Leah says there was no-one above the captain.
From BBC • Aug. 11, 2023
A tall, blonde soldier with a beard who appeared to be of higher rank stepped out of the Russian-made SUV, demanding to know why they’d broken curfew.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 26, 2022
Johanny Rosario Pichardo, 25, of Lawrence, Mass. Sergeant Rosario was commended by her unit in May for excellence in a supply chief job usually given to someone of higher rank.
From New York Times • Aug. 28, 2021
He said he gave Mr. Short the opportunity to resign and that somebody of higher rank in the White House directed him to do so.
From Washington Times • Jul. 26, 2017
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Magistrates of higher rank enjoyed greater authority than all those who ranked below them, and as a rule could forbid or annul the actions of the latter.
From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Boak, Arthur Edward Romilly