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also peck order
as in hierarchy
the way in which people or things in a group or organization are placed in a series of levels with different importance or status
As an assistant manager, he was pretty low in the company's pecking order.
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Recent Examples of pecking order
Yet there’s also been a lack of leadership within the Bianconeri side, especially more so since the departure of Danilo, who fell down the pecking order under Motta at the beginning of the season.
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Emmet Gates, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
There’s a pecking order, see, and Africa isn’t top of it.
—Phil Hay, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
Male birds also sometimes display their colors as a way to establish a pecking order.
—Jason Bittel, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2025
Neale explained that the cattle were organized in a matriarchy, with a female at the top of the pecking order.
—Leslie Jamison, Travel + Leisure, 23 Jan. 2025
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Emmet Gates, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
There’s a pecking order, see, and Africa isn’t top of it.
—Phil Hay, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
Male birds also sometimes display their colors as a way to establish a pecking order.
—Jason Bittel, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2025
Neale explained that the cattle were organized in a matriarchy, with a female at the top of the pecking order.
—Leslie Jamison, Travel + Leisure, 23 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pecking order
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“Pecking order.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pecking%20order. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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