卒そつ伍ご

noun

rank and file; the ranks

Refers to ordinary soldiers or members of a group, as opposed to officers or leaders. Often used in military or organizational contexts.

• 彼かれは卒そつ伍ごから叩たたき上あげで将しょう軍ぐんになった。

  He rose from the ranks to become a general.

• 卒そつ伍ごの声こえを聞きくことも大たい切せつだ。

  It is also important to listen to the voices of the rank and file.