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Pull rank.
A person of higher position or in authority pulls rank, he or she exercises his/her authority, generally ending any discussion and ignoring other people's views.
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He found he had a knack for marshaling troops, leading by example and rarely pulling rank.
Some people seem confused about what I meant in my post on pulling rank.
His hatred of those he suspects of pulling rank on him is deeper than his romantic feelings about Old England.
When we speak, Terry is in Henry V mode and, uncharacteristically, she has found herself pulling rank.
No 10 will be seething at the loose talk circulating on the margins of his conference, and will be pulling rank as the major partner.
While it's perhaps unsurprising that 70% of players surveyed in the cash-poor W-League would consider switching to AFL, the code is also pulling rank over others.
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Do I pull rank the same way?
Not even officers may pull rank.
She pulled rank and ordered him to get moving.
When Burton remonstrates with him, he tries to pull rank.
People pulled rank in a hierarchy of oppressions.
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