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- Dictionaryhierarchy/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"
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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.
A hierarchy can link entities either directly or indirectly, and either vertically or diagonally. The only direct links in a hierarchy, insofar as they are hierarchical, are to one's immediate superior or to one of one's subordinates, although a system that
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.
HIERARCHY meaning: 1. a system in which people or things are arranged according to their importance: 2. the people in…. Learn more.
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.
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.
noun. , plural hi·er·ar·chies. 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.
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.
HIERARCHY definition: a system or organization in which people or things are arranged according to their importance. Learn more.
hierarchy. [countable, uncountable] a system, especially in a society or an organization, in which people are organized into different levels of importance from highest to lowest. She's quite high up in the management hierarchy. He joined the party in 1966 and quickly moved up the hierarchy.
