höherrangige
Höherrangige is a German adjective meaning higher-ranking or senior, used to describe people, positions, or institutions that hold a higher rank within a given hierarchy. It is commonly found in formal, administrative, political, and journalistic language. The term is formed from hoch (high) and Rang (rank) with the suffix -ig, and is usually written as a closed compound: höherrangig. When attributive before a noun, it follows standard German adjective declension: der höherrangige Beamte, die höherrangige Beamtin, das höherrangige Amt; plural: die höherrangigen Beamten, die höherrangigen Ämter.
In use, höherrangige refers to individuals or roles that occupy a higher status relative to others in
Etymologisch lässt sich höherrangige aus den Wörtern hoch und Rang ableiten, verbunden durch das Suffix -ig,
Siehe auch: Rangordnung, Hochrangigkeit, Beamte, Führungskräfte.