| query | A h________ is a system of organizing people into different ranks or levels of importance, for example in society or in a company.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. |
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| word | hierarchy |
| full-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. |
| inflections | hierarchies |
| cefr-level | C1 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:c1
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