hierarchy

Noun
  1. A series of ordered groupings of people or things within a system (synset 108394537)
    "put honesty first in her hierarchy of values"
    is a type of: series - similar things placed in order or happening one after another
    subtypes:
    • celestial hierarchy - the collective body of angels
    • data hierarchy - an arrangement of data consisting of sets and subsets such that every subset of a set is of lower rank than the set
    • taxonomy - a classification of organisms into groups based on similarities of structure or origin etc
    is a part of: scheme, system - a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole
  2. The organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body (synset 108392782)
    is a type of: organisation, organization - a group of people who work together
    member holonym: hierarch - a person who holds a high position in a hierarchy
    is a part of: administration, brass, establishment, governance, governing body, organisation, organization - the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something
    same as: pecking order, power structure

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