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hierarchy

/ˈhaɪərɑːrkɪ/  ·  say it: HY·er·ar·kee

a system ranked by level or authority

In Formal & Academic

In more detail

1. (noun) a system in which people or things are arranged in levels of importance, with the most powerful at the top

2. (noun) the group of people who have the most power in an organization

Examples

• 1. In a school hierarchy, the principal is at the top and students are at the bottom.
• 2. The company's hierarchy includes executives, managers, and workers.

Nearby in Formal & Academic

empirical, entail, explicit, implicit, incentive, indicative