hierarchy
A body of authoritative officials organized in nested ranksA body of authoritative officials organized in nested ranks.
» There is a strict hierarchy here.
Hier herrscht eine strenge Hierarchie. — mhr
Здесь действует строгая иерархия. — marafon
Здесь царит строгая иерархия. — marafon
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3 sensesA body of authoritative officials organized in nested ranks.
Hierarchie
иера́рхияijerárxija
ієра́рхіяijerárxija
the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body
A social, religious, economic or political system or organization in which people or groups of people are ranked with some superior to others based on their status, authority or some other trait.
Any group of objects ranked so that every one but the topmost is subordinate to a specified one above it.
Hierarchie, Rangordnung
иера́рхияijerárxija
ієра́рхіяijerárxija
Examples
18 sentencesThere is a strict hierarchy here.
ruЗдесь действует строгая иерархия. — marafon
deHier herrscht eine strenge Hierarchie. — mhr
Is there a hierarchy in charity?
deGibt es eine Hierarchie in der Wohltätigkeit? — Rovo
The hierarchy of rank has long been fixed.
Social hierarchies serve to constrict freedom of choice.
There's no such thing as a natural hierarchy.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English ierarchie, jerarchie, from Old French ierarchie, jerarchie, from LateFrom Middle English ierarchie, jerarchie, from Old French ierarchie, jerarchie, from Late Latin ierarchia, from Latin hierarchia, from Ancient Greek ἱεραρχία (hierarkhía, “rule of a high priest”), from ἱεράρχης (hierárkhēs, “high priest”), from ἱερός (hierós, “holy”) + ἄρχω (árkhō, “to rule”), equivalent to hiero- + -archy. The H was re-added c. 1500 due to influence from Classical Latin.
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Forms
plural: hierarchies| Singular | hierarchy |
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Synonyms
3 synonyms- the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body:power structurepecking order
Word family
17 related wordsSee also
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