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   hierarchy

   /ˈhʌɪ(ə)rɑːki/

   noun

   • 1. a system in which members of an organization or society are ranked according to relative status or authority: "the initiative was with those lower down in the hierarchy"
   • ▪ the clergy of the Catholic Church or of an episcopal Church: "the Roman Catholic hierarchy in Romania"
   • ▪ the upper echelons of a hierarchical system: "the magazine was read quite widely even by some of the hierarchy"
   • ▪ an arrangement or classification of things according to relative importance or inclusiveness: "a taxonomic hierarchy of phyla, classes, orders, families, genera, and species"
   • ▪ the traditional system of orders of angels and other heavenly beings: "the heavenly hierarchy"

   Word Origin late Middle English: via Old French and medieval Latin from Greek hierarkhia, from hierarkhēs ‘sacred ruler’ (see hierarch). The earliest sense was ‘system of orders of angels and heavenly beings’; the other senses date from the 17th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. hierarchic adjective

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHIERARCHY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   HIERARCHY definition: 1. a system in which people or things are arranged according to their importance: 2. the people in…. Learn more.

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   Hierarchy is an important concept in a wide variety of fields, such as architecture, philosophy, design, mathematics, computer science, organizational theory, systems theory, systematic biology, and the social sciences (especially political science).

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   1. : a division of angels. 2. a. : a ruling body of clergy organized into orders or ranks each subordinate to the one above it. especially : the bishops of a province or nation. b. : church government by a hierarchy. 3. : a body of persons in authority. 4.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryHIERARCHY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   HIERARCHY meaning: 1. a system in which people or things are arranged according to their importance: 2. the people in…. Learn more.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishHIERARCHY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   A hierarchy is a system of organizing people into different ranks or levels of importance, for example in society or in a company. Like most other companies with a rigid hierarchy, workers and managers had strictly defined duties.

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   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.

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › hierarchyHierarchy - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

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   Hierarchy describes a system that organizes or ranks things, often according to power or importance. At school the principal is at the top of the staff hierarchy, while the seniors rule the student hierarchy.

9. www.britannica.com › topic › hierarchy-social-scienceHierarchy | Definition, Types & Examples | Britannica

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   Hierarchy, in the social sciences, a ranking of positions of authority, often associated with a chain of command and control. The term is derived from the Greek words hieros (“sacred”) and archein (“rule” or “order”). In modern societies, hierarchical organizations pervade all aspects of life.

10. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryHIERARCHY - All you need to know about it | Collins English...

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    A hierarchy is a system of organizing people into different ranks or levels of importance, for example in society or in a company.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of hierarchy – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge...

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    HIERARCHY definition: a system or organization in which people or things are arranged according to their importance. Learn more.