hierarchy

  • 21hierarchy — [ hʌɪərα:ki] noun (plural hierarchies) 1》 a ranking system ordered according to status or authority.     ↘(the hierarchy) the upper echelons of a hierarchical system.     ↘an arrangement according to relative importance or inclusiveness. 2》 (the… …

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  • 22hierarchy — noun 1 (C, U) a system within an organization in which people have authority and control over the people in the rank below them, who then have authority over the people below them: a rigid hierarchy 2 (C) the group of people in an organiza tion… …

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  • 23hierarchy — Synonyms and related words: absolute monarchy, aedileship, animal kingdom, archbishopric, archiepiscopacy, archiepiscopate, aristocracy, autarchy, autocracy, autonomy, bishopric, bureaucracy, caste, chain of being, chairmanship, chancellery,… …

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  • 24hierarchy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. rank, officialdom; order, ranking, succession. See authority. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. ministry, regime, theocracy, chain of command, pecking order; see also authority 3 , bureaucracy 1 , government 1 …

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  • 25hierarchy — noun in the corporate hierarchy, Curt is about six levels below the CEO Syn: pecking order, order, ranking, chain of command, grading, gradation, ladder, scale, range …

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  • 26hierarchy — hi•er•ar•chy [[t]ˈhaɪ əˌrɑr ki, ˈhaɪ rɑr [/t]] n. pl. chies 1) any system of persons or things ranked one above another 2) rel government by ecclesiastical rulers 3) the power or dominion of a hierarch 4) an organized body of ecclesiastical… …

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  • 27hierarchy —    This word (from the Greek hieros, meaning holy, and archein, meaning to rule ) refers to an institution ruled byreligious people. The word hierarchy is used in various senses: (1) clergy in contrast to laity; (2) the different orders of clergy …

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  • 28hierarchy — seka statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Ko nors vienas po kito ėjimas. atitikmenys: angl. consecution; hierarchy; sequence vok. Reihe, f; Serie, f rus. ряд, m pranc. série, f …

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  • 29hierarchy — hierarchija statusas T sritis Politika apibrėžtis Administracijos organizacinė sistema, pagrįsta atsakomybės ir kontrolės ryšiu ir apimanti visą personalą ar padalinius. Hierarchijoje kiekvienas asmuo ar padalinys užima tam tikrą vietą bendroje… …

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  • 30hierarchy — hierarchija statusas T sritis Kūno kultūra ir sportas apibrėžtis Centralizuotų sistemų valdymo principas. kilmė gr. hieros – šventas + archç – valdžia: šventųjų valdžia atitikmenys: angl. hierarchy vok. Hierarchie, f rus. иерарxия …

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