Synonyms for hierarchy
ˈhaɪ əˌrɑr ki, ˈhaɪ rɑr-hi·er·ar·chy

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1. hierarchynoun

   a series of ordered groupings of people or things within a system

   "put honesty first in her hierarchy of values"

   Synonyms:
   power structure, pecking order

2. hierarchy, power structure, pecking ordernoun

   the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body

   Synonyms:
   power structure, pecking order

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1. • Organization
   • Series

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1. hierarchynoun

   Synonyms:
   ecclesiastical government, ecclesiastical establishment

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1. List of paraphrases for "hierarchy":

   hierarchies, hierarchical, rank, ranking, chain

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1. Eric Harden:

   We believe the most impact is made by targeting the mid- to upper-level hierarchy of the gang and removing them, once removed, it causes a disorganization of the gang, where it suppresses their activity for an extensive amount of time until another leader is developed or steps up.

2. Joseph George:

   The hope is that the hierarchy will be held accountable and the conduct will be conveyed to the public, they keep talking about apologies and evil and mistakes and sins. But what were really talking about are crimes that were made by more than just bad apples.

3. Laurence J. Peter:

   In a hierarchy, every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence.

4. Jeremy Faledam:

   It's unsettling. He makes a hierarchy between racism and homophobia, which are two types of discrimination that need to be fought just the same.

5. Frank Bowman:

   As majority leader, she has the de facto if not the legal power to keep the Judiciary Committee or any other committee from driving full bore toward impeachment, that is the reality of the hierarchy of the House.