ˈhī-(ə-)ˌrär-kē
as in ladder
a scheme of rank or order
honesty sits at the top of my hierarchy of values
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Recent Examples of hierarchy
By harnessing a weak state, Orban has transformed Hungary into what can be called a patronal autocracy, a regime that combines power concentration and wealth accumulation in a single-pyramid hierarchy that reaches across all facets of Hungarian society.
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BÁlint Madlovics, Foreign Affairs, 10 Feb. 2025
However, most American Catholics still supported the death penalty, and within the Church hierarchy there was resistance to surrendering execution as a punishment option.
—Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
The injection of 'diversity, equity, and inclusion' (DEI) into our institutions has corrupted them by replacing hard work, merit, and equality with a divisive and dangerous preferential hierarchy...
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
The researchers also found that social relationships and positions within a communal hierarchy did not affect the rate and frequency at which socially contagious urination occurred.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
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BÁlint Madlovics, Foreign Affairs, 10 Feb. 2025
However, most American Catholics still supported the death penalty, and within the Church hierarchy there was resistance to surrendering execution as a punishment option.
—Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
The injection of 'diversity, equity, and inclusion' (DEI) into our institutions has corrupted them by replacing hard work, merit, and equality with a divisive and dangerous preferential hierarchy...
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
The researchers also found that social relationships and positions within a communal hierarchy did not affect the rate and frequency at which socially contagious urination occurred.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hierarchy
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So during his rehab, Verlander instinctively came to understand the effort level required to throw 83, 83.5, 84, right up the ladder.—
Ken Rosenthal,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
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The one who is actually Dorothy (Audrey Corsa) is a secretary at a wine and spirits firm working her way up the corporate ladder with the help of her décolletage.—
Jesse Green,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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Luminate, the independent data provider to the Billboard charts, completes a thorough review of all data submissions used in compiling the weekly chart rankings.—
Keith Caulfield,
Billboard,
23 Feb. 2025
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That stretch of victories earned Hooker the No. 14 ranking in the 155-pound division against the No. 5 ranked Edson Barboza in the co-main event of a UFC on FOX card.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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Still, any rating on the Torino scale above a 0 is unusual, which is why the world's space agencies have taken notice.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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At the top end of Shark’s robotic vacuum price scale, the company has models that can return to their charging base and self empty.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2025
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