Superhierarchy

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A higher or superior hierarchy.

    "What happens to Australian wool or Bolivian tin has profound and immediate repercussions in New York, London, and Des Moines. The world is becoming more and more a galaxy of economic superhierarchies which coordinate local subhierarchies."

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"What happens to Australian wool or Bolivian tin has profound and immediate repercussions in New York, London, and Des Moines. The world is becoming more and more a galaxy of economic superhierarchies which coordinate local subhierarchies."

Etymology

From super- + hierarchy.

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