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   hi·er·ar·chy

   /ˈhī(ə)ˌrärkē/

   noun

   • 1. a system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority: "the initiative was with those lower down in the hierarchy"
   • ▪ the clergy of the Catholic or Episcopal Church; the religious authorities: "the Roman Catholic hierarchy in Romania"
   • ▪ the upper echelons of a hierarchical system; those in authority: "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

   Scrabble Points: 20

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › hierarchyHierarchy Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   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. : the classification of a group of people according to ability or to economic, social, or professional standing.

3. 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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   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.

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.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.

7. 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.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › hierarchyhierarchy noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of hierarchy noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.