The hierarchy of rank has long been fixed.
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Hierarchy
/ˈhaɪ.ə.ɹɑː(ɹ).ki/
Synonyms for "hierarchy" (232 found)
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Closest matches (47)
Noun(5 words)
absolute monarchyadministrationaedileshipanimal kingdomarchbishopricarchiepiscopacyarchiepiscopatearistocracyautarchyauthoritiesautocracyautonomybishopricbureaucracycastechain of beingchairmanshipchancellerychancelloratechancellorship
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chieferychiefrychieftaincychieftainrychieftainshipclassclass structurecoalition governmentcolonialismcommonwealthconditionconstitutional governmentconstitutional monarchyconsulateconsulshipcontinuitydeanerydegreedemocracydictatorship
Adjective(2 words)
academic structurebiological scale
Strong matches (69)
dictaturedirectoratedirectorshipdomaindominion ruleduarchyduumviratedyarchyechelonemirateepiscopacyestablishmentfederal governmentfederationfeudal systemfootinggarrison stategerontocracygovernorshipgradation
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headshiphegemonyheteronomyhierocracyhigher echelonshigher uphigher-upshome ruleingroupinner circleinsinterestskingdomleadershiplimited monarchylordshipmagistracymagistrateshipmagistraturemanagementmartial lawmasterdommastershipmasterymayoraltymayorshipmeritocracymetropolitanatemetropolitanshipmilitarismmilitary governmentmineral kingdomministrymob rulemobocracymonarchynatural hierarchyneocolonialismnobilityochlocracyofficialdomoligarchy
Noun(6 words)
Adjective(1 words)
hierarchical organization
Related words (116)
orderpantisocracypapacypashadompashalicpatriarchatepatriarchypecking orderplacepolice statepontificalitypontificatepopedompopehoodpopeshippositionpower elitepower structurepowers that beprecedence
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prefectshipprefectureprelacypremiershippresidencypresidentshipprime-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
Noun(12 words)
Adjective(2 words)
organizational structuresocial arrangement
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More general
11 entriesbiological organizationclassification systemdata structureinformation systemorganisationorganizationorganization modelseriesstructuresystemtaxonomy
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13 entriesbureaucratic hierarchycommand hierarchycorporate hierarchydata treedendrogram hierarchydirectory hierarchyfunctional hierarchymilitary hierarchyorganizational hierarchyphylogenetic hierarchysocial hierarchytaxonomic hierarchytree hierarchy
Collocations
6 entriesdirectory hierarchyhierarchy of needsmilitary hierarchyorganizational hierarchysocial hierarchytaxonomic hierarchy
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
6 entriesSample sentences
14 total sentences available.
There's a very rigid hierarchy in the Civil Service.
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Japanese companies emphasize hierarchy.
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Peer helpers made the teacher's job a lot easier, but established a cruel hierarchy among the students.
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