hierarchy
/ˈhaɪərɑːrki/
noun
- A system in which people or things are arranged according to their importance or authority.
- She worked her way up the hierarchy to become a manager.
- The animal kingdom has a clear hierarchy of predators and prey.
- In a corporate hierarchy, the CEO is at the top.
- The group of people who control an organization; the leadership or ruling class.
- The church hierarchy made the final decision on the new policy.
- The military hierarchy is strict about following orders.
- The school's hierarchy includes the principal, vice principal, and department heads.
- A graded or ranked series of items, such as in a computer file system or a classification scheme.
- The website's menu hierarchy makes navigation easy.
- The folder hierarchy on your computer helps you organize documents.
- Biologists use a hierarchy of species, genus, and family.
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