hierarchynoun [ C ]
uk/ˈhaɪə.rɑː.ki/us/ˈhaɪ.rɑːr.ki/C2 a system in which people or things are arranged according to their importance:
Some monkeys have a very complex social hierarchy.
He rose quickly through the political hierarchy to become party leader.
the people in the upper levels of an organization who control it
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Classifying and creating order
- alphabetize
- arrange
- arrangement
- catalogue
- categorize
- format
- kingdom
- lay sth out
- prioritize
- put sth/sb in a pigeonhole idiom
- range
- reconstruct
- rejig
- scientific
- stream
- topology
- track
- tracking
- triage
- umbrella
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People in charge of or controlling other people
Bosses & managers
hierarchical
adjective uk/ˌhaɪəˈrɑː.kɪ.kəl/us/ˌhaɪˈrɑːr.kɪ.kəl/
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It's a very hierarchical organization in which everyone's status is clearly defined.
hierarchically
adverb uk/ˌhaɪəˈrɑː.kɪ.kəl.i/us/ˌhaɪˈrɑːr.kɪ.kəl.i/
The company is hierarchically structured.