chain of command
noun phrase
: a series of executive positions in order of authority
a military chain of command
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Additionally, conflict resolution can be more challenging without a clear chain of command.
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Stoyan Mitov, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
The sleuthing follows the chain of command further to Usher, who signed Bieber in a joint venture with Scooter Braun to Raymond Braun Media Group, a label that has only ever touted the one artist.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2024
The report reiterated security lapses such as a lack of a clear chain of command at the July event in Butler, Pennsylvania, as the Secret Service and local law enforcement officers used different radios that allowed Trump to be shot in the ear and a spectator to be killed.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 25 Sep. 2024
Reinsdorf acknowledged that by promoting Hahn to the GM role late in 2012 but muddied the chain of command by promoting Williams to an executive VP role.
—Phil Rogers, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
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Stoyan Mitov, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
The sleuthing follows the chain of command further to Usher, who signed Bieber in a joint venture with Scooter Braun to Raymond Braun Media Group, a label that has only ever touted the one artist.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2024
The report reiterated security lapses such as a lack of a clear chain of command at the July event in Butler, Pennsylvania, as the Secret Service and local law enforcement officers used different radios that allowed Trump to be shot in the ear and a spectator to be killed.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 25 Sep. 2024
Reinsdorf acknowledged that by promoting Hahn to the GM role late in 2012 but muddied the chain of command by promoting Williams to an executive VP role.
—Phil Rogers, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
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“Chain of command.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chain%20of%20command. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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