: position, order, or standing within a group : rank
The figures, compiled from federal surveys and a tourism research concern, earned New York City a second-place ranking nationwide as a destination for United States travelers, pushing Las Vegas down to the No. 3 spot. Eric Lipton
… if a site is linked to by sites of high quality and popularity, those links can raise the ranking of the first site. Elizabeth Stone
Playing primarily in regional events, she earned a ranking of No. 151, high enough to make the qualifying field at Roland Garros. L. Jon Wertheim
… he had the lowest interception rate and the highest ranking of any NFL quarterback … Paul Zimmerman
Adjective Who is the ranking officer here? the country's ranking law school
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Speaker Pelosi is the highest ranking US official to visit Taiwan in about 25 years.CBS News, 7 Aug. 2022 Blinken is the highest ranking American official to visit the Philippines since Marcos Jr. took office on June 30 following a landslide election victory. Jim Gomez, ajc, 6 Aug. 2022 Pelosi received a euphoric welcome as the first U.S. House speaker, and highest ranking U.S. official, to visit Taiwan in more than 25 years, and China swiftly responded by announcing multiple military exercises nearby. David Rising, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Aug. 2022 Senator Pat Toomey, the ranking Republican on the Banking Committee that oversees the Fed, has expressed concern about lack of geographic and industry diversity among policy makers. Catarina Saraiva, Fortune, 22 Aug. 2022 Burlingame said Wyoming’s ranking as the worst place for suicides per capita is reason enough to keep firearms away from people in crisis. Nick Penzenstadler, USA TODAY, 16 June 2022 Johns Hopkins University climbed to 9th-best out of nearly 400 universities nationally, an improvement from its ranking as 10th-best in 2020. Lillian Reed, baltimoresun.com, 14 Sep. 2020 That was higher than his fellow Democratic governors' approval ratings, and Beshear clocked in with the 12th-highest ranking overall behind 11 Republican governors. Morgan Watkins, The Courier-Journal, 1 May 2022 In fact, Pro Wrestling Illustrated itself seemed surprised with The Miz’s ranking. Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 18 May 2021 See More