hierarchy
[noun]
Synonyms: grading, pecking order, ranking

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

hier‧ar‧chy AC /ˈhaɪrɑːki $ -ɑːr-/ noun (plural hierarchies)
[Word Family: noun: hierarchy; adverb: hierarchically; adjective: hierarchical]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: ierarchie, from Latin, from Greek hierarches, from hieros 'holy' + -arches 'ruler' (from archein 'to rule')]

1. [uncountable and countable] a system of organization in which people or things are divided into levels of importance:
a rigid social hierarchy
She worked her way up through the corporate hierarchy to become president.

2. [countable] the most important and powerful members of an organization:
the church hierarchy

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

hierarchy
noun
ADJ. complex | rigid, strict the rigid class hierarchy of rural society
administrative, bureaucratic, corporate, management, managerial, organizational | class, social | church, ecclesiastical | party, political high up in the party hierarchy
military
VERB + HIERARCHY create, establish A new management hierarchy was created within the company.
move up, rise in/through He joined the party in 1966 and quickly moved up the hierarchy.
PREP. in a/the ~ She is above me in the hierarchy.
within a/the ~ There was a range of opinion within the ecclesiastical hierarchy on the issue.
~ of There was a clear hierarchy of power in the company.
PHRASES sb's level/position/status in a hierarchy

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