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middle-ranking

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌmiddle-ˈranking adjective  having a responsible job or position, but not among the most important people in a company 中层的;中级的 middle-ranking officers and bureaucrats 中级军官和中层官员
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middle-rankingThe number of committed liberals among the middle-ranking landowners who dominated the zemstvos was not large.Yet the symptoms of decline were tangible and created a growing sense of embattlement among middle-ranking landowners.This policy was associated with the radical Arab nationalism of the middle-ranking military officers who had carried out the June 1989 coup.The stocky, pixie-faced minister realised he was unlikely to move beyond his middle-ranking position in the Tory hierarchy.In relative terms, Britain was shown to be a middle-ranking power with her ability to take independent military action strictly limited.Even the middle-ranking provincial posts continued to attract humbler noblemen who often took them up after retiring from the army.
job not having responsible but a among Corpus position, or


middle-ranking
ˌmiddle-ˈranking adjective
having a responsible job or position, but not among the most important people in a company:
    middle-ranking officers and bureaucrats


middle-rankingBrE /ˌmɪdl ˈræŋkɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /ˌmɪdl ˈræŋkɪŋ/ 🔊 adjective [only before noun] having a responsible job or position, but not one of the most important 中层的;中级的