Usually means: Unite to protect or support.
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  1. close ranks: Merriam-Webster.com
  2. close ranks: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. close ranks: Collins English Dictionary
  4. close ranks: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  5. close ranks: Wiktionary
  6. close ranks: Dictionary.com

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  1. close ranks: Idioms

Definitions from Wiktionary (close ranks)

verb:  (military) To close the spacing between lines (ranks) of troops, as they are deployed across a battlefield, thereby decreasing the depth of the formation as it faces the enemy side.
verb:  (figuratively) To regroup forces, especially when this involves overlooking differences in order to face a challenge or adverse situation. Often implies making a show of unity, especially to the public.
verb:  (figuratively) To maintain silence and secrecy in the face of some external threat.

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