Breaking rank
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>, “<span word="a">a</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="Senator">Senator</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="breaking">breaking</span> <span word="rank">rank</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="party">party</span>”, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="does">does</span> “<span word="breaking">breaking</span> <span word="rank">rank</span>” <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="Senator">Senator</span>, <span word="whoever">whoever</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="Party">Party</span>.</p><p><span word="Supposing">Supposing</span> <span word="we">we</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="America">America</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="Senator">Senator</span> <span word="breaks">breaks</span> <span word="rank">rank</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="party">party</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="supports">supports</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Democrats">Democrats</span>, <span word="their">their</span> <span word="opponents">opponents</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="issue">issue</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="suppose">suppose</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span> <span word="oppose">oppose</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="Care">Care</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="championed">championed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span>, <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="health">health</span> <span word="insurance">insurance</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="Care">Care</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="breaking">breaking</span> <span word="rank">rank</span>.</p><p><span word="Rank">Rank</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="rank">rank</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="file">file</span>.</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="gathered">gathered</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="march">march</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="neat">neat</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="rank">rank</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="file">file</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="rank">rank</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="file">file</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="another">another</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="situation">situation</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="soldier">soldier</span> <span word="steps">steps</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="alone">alone</span>, <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="breaking">breaking</span> <span word="rank">rank</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="file">file</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="usual">usual</span>, <span word="designated">designated</span> <span word="position">position</span>.</p><p><span word="By">By</span> <span word="extension">extension</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="figuratively">figuratively</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="breaks">breaks</span> <span word="rank">rank</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="ranks">ranks</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="stepping">stepping</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="refusing">refusing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="organization">organization</span>. <span word="Or">Or</span>, <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="put">put</span>, <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="disagreement">disagreement</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="group">group</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="all">all</span>.</p>
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