insignia of rank
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Definition(s):
- (n) an insignia worn on a military uniform
Usage(s):
- Stripped of all insignia of rank, the soldier delivered to Iraq's infamous Abu Ghraib prison seemed just another anonymous victim of Saddam Hussein's capricious cruelty.
- The troops wear no insignia of rank, live communally and receive no pay.
- As Lumumba rode off, General Lundula sneaked out the back way aquiver with fear, and with all insignia of rank carefully removed.
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/ˌæ prɪ ˈhɛn sɪv /
/ˌæ prɪ ˈhɛn sɪv /