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 breaking down hierarchies, companies can expand to new ways of thinking and bring in fresh new perspectives.
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Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
Organizations can also ensure communication is happening between the leader and individual team members, among team members and throughout the hierarchy—leveraging leadership forums, town halls, CEO addresses and the like.
—Tracy Brower, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
But Newcastle’s hierarchy are in talks with the 35-year-old, attempting to negotiate a compromise, be that a contract extension or an incentive for Dubravka to remain on Tyneside.
—Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
However, this is still a bit of a step down when looking at conference hierarchy.
—Mark Schindler, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
Organizations can also ensure communication is happening between the leader and individual team members, among team members and throughout the hierarchy—leveraging leadership forums, town halls, CEO addresses and the like.
—Tracy Brower, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
But Newcastle’s hierarchy are in talks with the 35-year-old, attempting to negotiate a compromise, be that a contract extension or an incentive for Dubravka to remain on Tyneside.
—Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
However, this is still a bit of a step down when looking at conference hierarchy.
—Mark Schindler, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hierarchy
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Over two decades, Turpin climbed the ladder at Auchan, a French superstore similar to Target, starting in the textiles department before joining Printemps in 2021.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
8 Apr. 2025
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The family had been climbing the economic ladder for years, saving enough to go on occasional vacations — once driving to Canada to visit relatives in Mr. Sancho-Persad’s father’s taxi, with the light turned off.—
Jonah Markowitz,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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That’s high praise for a player who until pretty recently was just trying to finish number-one in the PGA Tour University rankings.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
10 Apr. 2025
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Moana also returned to the movie rankings after two weeks outside the top 10 with 223 million minutes.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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The other major factor here is that Joe Biden never forgave Barack Obama for putting his thumb on the scale for Hillary Clinton to become the nominee in 2016.—
Terry Gross,
NPR,
8 Apr. 2025
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Cocaine, marijuana, digital scales, cash and a couple of guns were found inside.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Hierarchy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hierarchy. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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