hierarchy
/ˈhɑɪ·əˌrɑr·ki/, /ˈhɑɪˌrɑr-/ n [C]Definition
› social studies a system in which people or things are put at various levels or ranks according to their importance: He rapidly rose in the corporate hierarchy.
(Definition of hierarchy n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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