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[DBZ] Where does Vegeta rank in Frieza's army?

I used to think Vegeta was a low ranking member, kept around as an amusing bauble for Frieza. But after rewatching some episodes, it looks like Vegeta was only concerned about Frieza, Ginyu Force, and Zarbon/Dodoria.
It seemed before his zenkai boost most of Frieza's men weren't intimidated by Vegeta, but I can't tell if that's because they felt safe in numbers/protected by higher ranking officers rather than confidence that they could neutralize him themselves.
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It appears that Frieza is the head, Zarbon and Dodoria are "commanders", and The Ginyu Force are "High Level Executive Class"...after that it goes down to "Elite Warriors" the likes of Vegeta and Cui. DBZ Kakarot also gives a bunch of ranks below the Elite, the likes of which are made up by those like Raditz, Nappa and Appule. And Freiza occasionally mentioned that Vegeta was one of his favorites, so that is why the other Elites are afraid of him, even though he doesn't out-rank them...though he does out-rank almost all of the characters we see in DBZ outside of Ginyu Force, Dodoria, Zarbon (and probably Abo and Cado, as they were said to be equal to Ginyu in rank).