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hierarchy

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Noun

the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body

a series of ordered groupings of people or things within a system
- put honesty first in her hierarchy of values

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Synonyms:
power structure pecking order

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Words pronounced/spelled similarly to "hierarchy":
hierarchic hierarch hierarchy
Words contain "hierarchy":
celestial hierarchy data hierarchy hierarchy
Words contain "hierarchy" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
hierarchy comtism antonio pignatelli innocent xii roman church roman catholic church western church church of rome upper crust upper class more...

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