释义 |
rankism in British English (ˈræŋkˌɪzm) noundiscrimination against people on the grounds of rank Examples of 'rankism' in a sentencerankism Maintaining a strong organizational defence against rankism is practically synonymous with good management.Rankism is perceived as a threat to research.When somebodies use the power of their position in one setting to exercise power in another, that's rankism.Indeed, hierarchies are all about rank and power, so it's not surprising that they've become incubators of rankism. |