"pull rank" meaning in English

See pull rank in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Audio: En-au-pull rank.ogg [Australia] Forms: pulls rank [present, singular, third-person], pulling rank [participle, present], pulled rank [participle, past], pulled rank [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} pull rank (third-person singular simple present pulls rank, present participle pulling rank, simple past and past participle pulled rank)
  1. (idiomatic) To assert one's authority over a subordinate who disagrees. Tags: idiomatic Related terms: throw one's weight around
    Sense id: en-pull_rank-en-verb-G6ZrI98I Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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