rank and file

nouns

the ordinary members of an organization (such as the enlisted soldiers of an army)

"the strike was supported by the union rank and file"; "he rose from the ranks to become a colonel"

rank, rank and file

people who constitute the main body of any group

rank and file

is a type of (narrower)

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

"old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience"