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Rank and file
Noun
Definitions
1.
Noun
Enlisted soldiers in a military organization, as would be arrayed in a grid pattern with ranks and files.
2.
Noun
The members of an organization, community, etc. who are not in leadership positions.
"The executives attend meetings in exotic locations while the rank and file stays at headquarters doing the bulk of the work."
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