Hierarchy

//ˈhaɪ.ə.ɹɑː(ɹ).ki//

Synonyms for "hierarchy" (207 found)

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Noun(1 words)
hierarchate

Related words (103)

pantisocracypapacypashadompashalicpatriarchatepatriarchypecking orderplacepolice statepontificalitypontificatepopedompopehoodpopeshippositionpower elitepower structurepowers that beprecedenceprefectship
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prefectureprelacypremiershippresidencypresidentshipprime-ministershipprime-ministryprincedomprinceshipprincipalityproconsulateproconsulshipprotectorateprotectorshipprovostryprovostshippure democracypyramidrankrateratingrealmrectoraterectorshipregencyregentshiprepresentative democracyrepresentative governmentrepublicruling classruling classesscaleseignioryself-determinationself-governmentseneschalshipseneschalsysequenceserial ordersheikhdomsheriffaltysheriffcysheriffdomshrievaltysocial democracyspherestagestandingstationstatusstratocracysubordinationsupervisorshipsuzerainshipsuzeraintytechnocracythe administrationthe authoritiesthe establishmentthe ingroupthe intereststhe people upstairsthe power elitethe power structurethe topthearchythemtheocracytheytoptop brasstotalitarian governmenttotalitarian regimetriarchytribunatetriumviratetyrannyvegetable kingdomvizierateviziershipwelfare state

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Translations

106 translations across 54 languages.

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Albanian

1 entries
  • hierarki noun (body of authoritative officials organised by rank)

Arabic

2 entries
  • سِلْسِلَةُ مَراتِب noun (body of authoritative officials organised by rank)
  • هَرَمِيَّة noun (body of authoritative officials organised by rank)

Armenian

2 entries
  • հիերարխիա noun (body of authoritative officials organised by rank)
  • պաշտոնակարգություն noun (body of authoritative officials organised by rank)

Belarusian

2 entries
  • іера́рхія noun (body of authoritative officials organised by rank)
  • іера́рхія noun (class of objects)

Bulgarian

2 entries
  • йера́рхия noun (body of authoritative officials organised by rank)
  • йера́рхия noun (class of objects)

Catalan

2 entries
  • jerarquia noun (body of authoritative officials organised by rank)
  • jerarquia noun (class of objects)

Chinese

1 entries
  • 階層 /阶层 noun (body of authoritative officials organised by rank)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 層次 /层次 noun (body of authoritative officials organised by rank)
  • 層次 /层次 noun (class of objects)
  • 等級制度 /等级制度 noun (body of authoritative officials organised by rank)
  • 等級制度 /等级制度 noun (class of objects)

Czech

1 entries
  • hierarchie noun (body of authoritative officials organised by rank)

Danish

3 entries
  • hierarki noun (body of authoritative officials organised by rank)
  • hierarki noun (class of objects)
  • rangorden noun (class of objects)

Dutch

3 entries
  • hiërarchie noun (body of authoritative officials organised by rank)
  • hiërarchie noun (class of objects)
  • rangorde noun (class of objects)

Esperanto

2 entries
  • hierarkio noun (body of authoritative officials organised by rank)
  • hierarĥio noun (body of authoritative officials organised by rank)

Estonian

1 entries
  • hierarhia noun (body of authoritative officials organised by rank)

Finnish

2 entries
  • hierarkia noun (body of authoritative officials organised by rank)
  • hierarkia noun (class of objects)

French

1 entries
  • hiérarchie noun (body of authoritative officials organised by rank)

Galician

1 entries
  • xerarquía noun (body of authoritative officials organised by rank)

Georgian

1 entries
  • იერარქია noun (body of authoritative officials organised by rank)

German

3 entries
  • Hierarchie noun (body of authoritative officials organised by rank)
  • Hierarchie noun (class of objects)
  • Rangordnung noun (class of objects)

Greek

2 entries
  • ιεραρχία noun (body of authoritative officials organised by rank)
  • ιεραρχία noun (class of objects)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • הייררכיה noun (body of authoritative officials organised by rank)

Hindi

3 entries
  • अनुक्रम noun (body of authoritative officials organised by rank)
  • पदानुक्रम noun (body of authoritative officials organised by rank)
  • हाइरार्की noun (body of authoritative officials organised by rank)

Hungarian

3 entries
  • alá-fölé rendeltség noun (class of objects)
  • hierarchia noun (body of authoritative officials organised by rank)
  • hierarchia noun (class of objects)

Indonesian

2 entries
  • hierarki noun (body of authoritative officials organised by rank)
  • tata tingkat noun (class of objects)

Italian

1 entries
  • gerarchia noun (body of authoritative officials organised by rank)

Japanese

3 entries
  • ヒエラルキー noun (body of authoritative officials organised by rank)
  • 序列 noun (body of authoritative officials organised by rank)
  • 階層 noun (body of authoritative officials organised by rank)

Kashmiri

1 entries
  • پَدٕکرٛٲم noun (body of authoritative officials organised by rank)

Kazakh

2 entries
  • баспалдақ noun (body of authoritative officials organised by rank)
  • иерархия noun (body of authoritative officials organised by rank)

Khmer

4 entries
  • ទំរង់ស័ក្តិ noun (body of authoritative officials organised by rank)
  • យសស័ក្តិ noun (body of authoritative officials organised by rank)
  • លំដាប់សក្តិ noun (class of objects)
  • អនុក្រម noun (class of objects)

Korean

1 entries
  • 계층 noun (body of authoritative officials organised by rank)

Latin

1 entries
  • hierarchia noun (body of authoritative officials organised by rank)

Latvian

1 entries
  • hierarhija noun (body of authoritative officials organised by rank)

Lithuanian

1 entries
  • hierarchija noun (body of authoritative officials organised by rank)

Luxembourgish

1 entries
  • Hierarchie noun (body of authoritative officials organised by rank)

Macedonian

3 entries
  • хиерархија noun (body of authoritative officials organised by rank)
  • хиерархија noun (class of objects)
  • чинослед noun (body of authoritative officials organised by rank)

Malay

1 entries
  • hierarki noun (body of authoritative officials organised by rank)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries
  • hierarki noun (body of authoritative officials organised by rank)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries
  • hierarki noun (body of authoritative officials organised by rank)

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries
  • سلسلهء مراتب noun (body of authoritative officials organised by rank)

Persian

4 entries
  • سلسلش noun (body of authoritative officials organised by rank)
  • سلسلش noun (class of objects)
  • سلسلهمراتب noun (body of authoritative officials organised by rank)
  • پایگان noun (body of authoritative officials organised by rank)

Polish

2 entries
  • hierarchia noun (body of authoritative officials organised by rank)
  • hierarchia noun (class of objects)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • hierarquia noun (body of authoritative officials organised by rank)
  • hierarquia noun (class of objects)

Romanian

1 entries
  • ierarhie noun (body of authoritative officials organised by rank)

Russian

2 entries
  • иера́рхия noun (body of authoritative officials organised by rank)
  • иера́рхия noun (class of objects)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • hijeràrhija noun (body of authoritative officials organised by rank)
  • hijeràrhija noun (class of objects)
  • хијера̀рхија noun (body of authoritative officials organised by rank)
  • хијера̀рхија noun (class of objects)

Slovak

1 entries
  • hierarchia noun (body of authoritative officials organised by rank)

Slovene

1 entries
  • hierarhija noun (body of authoritative officials organised by rank)

Spanish

4 entries
  • hierarquía (disused) noun (body of authoritative officials organised by rank)
  • hierarquía (disused) noun (class of objects)
  • jerarquía noun (body of authoritative officials organised by rank)
  • jerarquía noun (class of objects)

Swedish

2 entries
  • hierarki noun (body of authoritative officials organised by rank)
  • hierarki noun (class of objects)

Tagalog

1 entries
  • herarkiya noun (body of authoritative officials organised by rank)

Tajik

1 entries
  • иерархия noun (body of authoritative officials organised by rank)

Thai

2 entries
  • ลำดับชั้น noun (body of authoritative officials organised by rank)
  • ลำดับชั้น noun (class of objects)

Turkish

1 entries
  • hiyerarşi noun (body of authoritative officials organised by rank)

Ukrainian

2 entries
  • ієра́рхія noun (body of authoritative officials organised by rank)
  • ієра́рхія noun (class of objects)

Vietnamese

4 entries
  • hệ thống thứ bậc noun (body of authoritative officials organised by rank)
  • hệ thống thứ bậc noun (class of objects)
  • thứ bậc noun (body of authoritative officials organised by rank)
  • thứ bậc noun (class of objects)

Sample sentences

14 total sentences available.

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The hierarchy of rank has long been fixed.

Source: tatoeba (22042)

There's a very rigid hierarchy in the Civil Service.

Source: tatoeba (241131)

Japanese companies emphasize hierarchy.

Source: tatoeba (281360)

Peer helpers made the teacher's job a lot easier, but established a cruel hierarchy among the students.

Source: tatoeba (911277)

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