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
The pope's weekly Wednesday general audience was canceled since the Vatican hierarchy is on retreat this week as part of the Lenten spiritual exercises that have been a mainstay of the Jesuit pope's pontificate.
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Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 13 Mar. 2025
The district’s hierarchy was in the news recently when Danielle Sassoon, a Jewish day school graduate and the acting U.S. attorney there, resigned rather than dropping corruption charges against Mayor Eric Adams.
—Ben Sales, Sun Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2025
Without the red tape and managerial hierarchies often encountered in corporate positions, small-business jobs allow employees to easily try new tasks, develop new skills and experiment with new ideas.
—John Waldmann, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
There is so much rich cultural subtext throughout, especially in the hierarchy and relationships among all the aunties and cousins.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 12 Mar. 2025
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Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 13 Mar. 2025
The district’s hierarchy was in the news recently when Danielle Sassoon, a Jewish day school graduate and the acting U.S. attorney there, resigned rather than dropping corruption charges against Mayor Eric Adams.
—Ben Sales, Sun Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2025
Without the red tape and managerial hierarchies often encountered in corporate positions, small-business jobs allow employees to easily try new tasks, develop new skills and experiment with new ideas.
—John Waldmann, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
There is so much rich cultural subtext throughout, especially in the hierarchy and relationships among all the aunties and cousins.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 12 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hierarchy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hierarchy
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The show, with music and lyrics by Cyndi Lauper, follows a working-class woman who dreams of moving up the corporate ladder.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Mar. 2025
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Researchers point to rising social isolation, political polarization, and a growing sense of disconnection as key reasons behind America’s fall down the happiness ladder.—
David Nikel,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Downs said the one-on-one interviews were purely informational, and no ranking of candidates occurred in secret.—
Skyler Swisher,
Orlando Sentinel,
19 Mar. 2025
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Less than one percentage point separated TV from streaming (43.5%), which grabbed its biggest slice of the pie since the ratings service first began issuing its Gauge rankings in 2021.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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Yet the organization that cracks this puzzle, delivering a holistic, user-friendly experience at scale, could seize a massive share of the consumer finance market.—
Zennon Kapron,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Wasting no time, the cofounders have already enlisted ten of LA’s leading residential architecture firms and challenged each to design a distinctive house predicated on the principles of modesty in scale, energy and construction efficiency, and climate resiliency.—
Mayer Rus,
Architectural Digest,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Hierarchy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hierarchy. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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