hierarchy
/ˈhaɪ.ə.ɹɑː(ɹ).ki/noun4 syllables
Hierarchy means: the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body.
Synonyms for hierarchy3
noun, as in the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body
power structure, pecking order
What does hierarchy mean?2
noun
1
the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body
2
a series of ordered groupings of people or things within a system“put honesty first in her hierarchy of values”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Hierarchy in a sentence
- The hierarchy of rank has long been fixed.auxitt
- A tangled hierarchy is a hierarchical consciousness system in which a strange loop appears.Keith
- There's no such thing as a natural hierarchy.shekitten
- Dominance hierarchy is a key part of animal behavior.soliloquist
- He thinks it's completely clear that you're higher up in the hierarchy.rul
- Peer helpers made the teacher's job a lot easier, but established a cruel hierarchy among the students.papabear
- There's a very rigid hierarchy in the Civil Service.voxbubnya
- Calling someone a chum simply shows your overestimation of your place in the social hierarchy.frzzl
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of hierarchy
as a noun
- plural
- hierarchies