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hierarchy hierarchies

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nounA hierarchy is a system of organizing people into different ranks or levels of importance, for example in society or in a company.Like most other American companies with a rigid hierarchy, workers and managers had strictly defined duties.She rose up the Tory hierarchy by the local government route.Even in the desert there was a kind of social hierarchy.The hierarchy of an organization such as the Church is the group of people who manage and control it.A hierarchy of ideas and beliefs involves organizing them into a system or structure.The notion of 'cultural imperialism' implies a hierarchy of cultures, some of which are stronger than others. C1

word	hierarchy
definition	noun A hierarchy is a system of organizing people into different ranks or levels of importance, for example in society or in a company. Like most other American companies with a rigid hierarchy, workers and managers had strictly defined duties. She rose up the Tory hierarchy by the local government route. Even in the desert there was a kind of social hierarchy. The hierarchy of an organization such as the Church is the group of people who manage and control it. A hierarchy of ideas and beliefs involves organizing them into a system or structure. The notion of 'cultural imperialism' implies a hierarchy of cultures, some of which are stronger than others.
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Hierarchy System Organizing People Noun Ranks Levels Importance