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Meanings of ranking in English

Having a higher rank.

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Examples for "superior"
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The union said conditions being offered in mainland France were far superior.
Radio NZ
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You can see these South Sea holdings are of a superior quality.
A conspiracy of paper: a novel
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Democracy comes in degrees, and proportional representation is a far superior system.
The Irish Times
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Fresh Market said it had a 21-day period to solicit superior offers.
Reuters
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Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration.
Lincoln; An Account of his Personal Life, Especially of its Spri...
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Some in the forward fringe still grappled with the higher-ranking priests.
Gather, Darkness!
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Hickman, the higher-ranking of the two, was neat, trim, and compact.
Death angel
3
Several analysts say Beijing wants a higher-ranking official, namely Turnbull, to lead efforts to mend ties.
Reuters
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Staffers, higher-ranking soldiers and nobles came and went.
Return of the Crimson Guard
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Several of the higher-ranking officers handed themselves in.
The Guardian
Usage of ranking in English
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The World Press Freedom Index looks at several factors in ranking countries.
The South African
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There are several related changes to the global ranking methodology this year.
Reuters
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A separate ranking of similar data from universities was published last year.
Reuters
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Carter's new national-security team had five ranking members with four different agendas.
Legacy of ashes: the history of the cia
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His victory here last year earned him the world's number one ranking.
Reuters
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Don't let actions of some low-ranking ­officers affect relations of two countries.
The Guardian
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In the following weeks a number of high-ranking officers took early retirement.
The Irish Times
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The highest ranking official from the central government was Commerce Minister Gao.
Reuters
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The homepage featured a ranking of the best available NFL free agents.
The new yorker
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A deal would not likely change Mitsubshi Chemical's global ranking of No.
Reuters
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The ranking places Indonesia on par with countries including Liberia and Colombia.
Reuters
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Two other high-ranking police officials also resigned, citing personal reasons, it added.
Reuters
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It's the same problem as the one with our high-ranking liberated prisoners.
Beyond The Frontier: Dreadnaught
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Several of the buyers were former high-ranking Russian military officers and ex-K.G.B.
The new yorker
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Nothing dangerous, said Del Potro, whose ranking had tumbled 338 before Sydney.
The Guardian
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Any exceptions would need to cleared up by high-ranking officials, he said.
Reuters
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