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close ranks

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Definition of close ranks

as in cooperate

to form or enter into an association that furthers the interests of its members Members of the community closed ranks to rally for better schools.

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Recent Examples of close ranks With less than three months before the general election where El-Sayed will face Republican Mike Rogers, the Democratic Party is under pressure to close ranks in a race that will help determine control of the Senate. — Jacqueline Ganun, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026

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