pull rank

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Verb

pull rank (third-person singular simple present pulls rank, present participle pulling rank, simple past and past participle pulled rank)

To assert one's authority over a subordinate who disagrees.

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See also

throw one's weight around

Further reading

“pull rank”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
“pull rank”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
“pull rank on somebody” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.

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