The third highest-ranking member of the department is the Chief Deputy.

Yesterday, the school lost its highest-ranking member of the athletic department.

She was the third highest-ranking member of this committee when she retired from Congress.

Though Yarrod might be their highest-ranking member, they afforded him no special courtesy.

Dean is the second highest-ranking member of the Idaho Senate.

Cantor is the highest-ranking Jewish member of Congress in its history.

If either is unavailable, the next highest-ranking member of the respective house substitutes.

Access to them is limited to a select group, each one among the highest-ranking members of his unit.

At its core, the plan called for increasing the number of staff chiefs, the department's highest-ranking uniformed members, to 18 from 10.