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noun
- 1. a hierarchy of status seen among members of a group of people or animals, originally as observed among hens: "the luxurious office accentuated the manager's position in the pecking order"
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pecking order. noun [ C usually singular ] uk / ˈpek.ɪŋ ˌɔː.də r/ us / ˈpek.ɪŋ ˌɔːr.dɚ /. Add to word list. an informal social system in which some people or groups know they are more or less important than others: There's a clearly established pecking order in this office.
- English (US)
PECKING ORDER meaning: 1. an informal social system in which...
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- Pecking Order in Traditional Chinese
PECKING ORDER translate: 長幼尊卑制度；權勢等級. Learn more in the...
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- English (US)
The meaning of PECKING ORDER is the basic pattern of social organization within a flock of poultry in which each bird pecks another lower in the scale without fear of retaliation and submits to pecking by one of higher rank; broadly : a dominance hierarchy in a group of social animals.
1. a hierarchy among birds, as a flock of hens, based on aggressive pecking in which the most dominant bird pecks all others, the second most dominant bird pecks all others except the most dominant, etc. 2. social organization in which status is determined by aggressive awareness of rank, income, etc. Also peck order.
PECKING ORDER meaning: 1. an informal social system in which some people or groups know they are more or less important…. Learn more.
1. A hierarchy among a group, as of people, classes, or nations: "The astronauts had developed a pecking order that was military in its rigidity" (Tom Wolfe). 2. The social hierarchy in a flock of domestic fowl in which each bird pecks subordinate birds and submits to being pecked by dominant birds.
Pecking order definition: a dominance hierarchy, seen especially in domestic poultry, that is maintained by one bird pecking another of lower status.. See examples of PECKING ORDER used in a sentence.
pecking order A hierarchy within a social group or community, in which those members at the top assume positions of leadership, authority, and power. The expression originated from a description of social behavior among chickens, which attack each other by pecking to establish dominance.
