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. Davide Taub:

   There is no hierarchy, mORE OF A BUSINESS AGENDA.

2. Elissa Blount Moorhead.For Moorhead:

   I'm hoping that all of us can start to think about how patriarchy and hierarchy has really diminished people's interest in museums and cultural centers, this will enliven your audience. It's just the right thing to do.

3. Dan Bradley:

   The prestige of the burial makes this very likely a socially sanctioned union and speaks of a hierarchy so extreme that the only partners worthy of the elite were family members.

4. Luke Hemsworth:

   Not really, it’s never been a competition thing. It’s about being able to do good work and it always has been. I don’t care where I sit in terms of hierarchy, box office takings or any of that stuff.

5. Mick Mulvaney:

   We had a hierarchy in my office in Congress, if you were a lobbyist who never gave us money, I didn't talk to you. If you were a lobbyist who gave us money, I might talk to you.