lower ranks

The political divides on foreign aid have so far flummoxed Johnson, who rose from the lower ranks of House leadership to become speaker after former Speaker Kevin McCarthy was abruptly ousted late last year.

In Glasgow, teenager Joe - not his real name - described his life in the lower ranks of a powerful crime gang involved in drugs and violence.

Women are gaining ground in the C-suite, but progress in lower ranks of management is stalling.

Mr. Jordan was once a bomb-thrower from the lower ranks of the GOP who worked his way into top committee posts.

Although the military is diverse in lower ranks, it is largely white and male at the top.