Levels of authority (8)
'levels of authority' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for ranks that I've seen before include "Series of soldiers" , "Classifies" , "Positions of seniority" , "Lines or rows of people or things" , "Grades, in armed forces say" .)
'levels of authority' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for echelons that I've seen before include "Levels of authority" , "Len chose levels or grades" , "Levels of rank, could be upper" , "Levels or ranks in an organization" .)