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hierarchy
[ hahy-uh-rahr-kee, hahy-rahr- ]
noun
- any system of persons or things ranked one above another.
- government by ecclesiastical rulers.
- the power or dominion of a hierarch.
- an organized body of ecclesiastical officials in successive ranks or orders:
the Roman Catholic hierarchy.
- one of the three divisions of the angels, each made up of three orders, conceived as constituting a graded body.
- Also called celestial hierarchy. the collective body of angels.
- government by an elite group.
- Linguistics. the system of levels according to which a language is organized, as phonemic, morphemic, syntactic, or semantic.
hierarchy
/ ˈɪəˌɑːɪ /
noun
- a system of persons or things arranged in a graded order
- a body of persons in holy orders organized into graded ranks
- the collective body of those so organized
- a series of ordered groupings within a system, such as the arrangement of plants and animals into classes, orders, families, etc
- linguistics maths a formal structure, usually represented by a diagram of connected nodes, with a single uppermost element Compare ordering heterarchy tree
- government by an organized priesthood
Derived Forms
- ˌˈ, adverb
- ˈˌ, noun
- ˌˈ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- t·İ·c noun plural antihierarchies adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of hierarchy1
Word History and Origins
Origin of hierarchy1
Example Sentences
Once as close as siblings, these cousins are trying in their different ways to imagine a world that will allow them to discover themselves outside of inherited assumptions and oppressive hierarchies.
And Wrexham's hierarchy have plenty to ponder as they plan for the club's first season in the second tier since 1981-82.
“Beyond that, it’s harder for women to get opportunities in top sushi kitchens or restaurants,” Zheng said, explaining the strict hierarchy that’s in place within the culinary scene.
Though not a fan of trips to the Vatican or of hierarchy and power plays, Bergoglio evidently earned the respect of his fellow senior prelates, the red-hatted “princes of the church.”
It does not help that the hierarchy rarely speak publicly, allowing supporters to understand and digest the situation.
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