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higher-ranking

higher-ranking is the comparative form of high-ranking.

Meaning of high-ranking

Adjective

high-ranking (comparative higher-ranking, superlative highest-ranking)

  1. At an important, elevated, or exalted level in a hierarchy or organization; high-level.
    • She is a high-ranking official in the government.

Questions about higher-ranking

What is higher-ranking the comparative form of?
Higher-ranking is the comparative form of high-ranking.

Words near higher-ranking in the dictionary

  1. higher-pitched
  2. higher-powered
  3. higher-pressure
  4. higher-proof
  5. higher-quality
  6. higher-ranking
  7. higher-rent
  8. higher-resolution
  9. higher-risk
  10. higher-seeded
  11. higher-speed

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Adapted from Wiktionary: higher-ranking (page history and authors); high-ranking (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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