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[hahy-uh-rahr-ki-kuhl, hahy-rahr-]

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adjective

of, belonging to, or characteristic of a hierarchy.

Also, hi·er·ar·chic.

Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English. See hierarch, -ical

Related forms

hi·er·ar·chi·cal·ly, adverb

an·ti·hi·er·ar·chic, adjective

an·ti·hi·er·ar·chi·cal, adjective

an·ti·hi·er·ar·chi·cal·ly, adverb

non·hi·er·ar·chic, adjective

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non·hi·er·ar·chi·cal, adjective

non·hi·er·ar·chi·cal·ly, adverb

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Men are used to hierarchical relationships, and accept that.

So people who have to work together in a hierarchical structure end up deceiving and manipulating each other.

Scotch sales tend to be high in hierarchical societies.

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Men are used to hierarchical relationships, and accept that.

So people who have to work together in a hierarchical structure end up deceiving and manipulating each other.

Scotch sales tend to be high in hierarchical societies.

Hierarchical in all things, hyena etiquette usually requires the submissive animal to initiate the greeting.

During this time, the researchers were able to recognize a hierarchical structure amongst the families that persisted.

They have a hierarchical syntax, one of the basic elements of language, according to recent studies.

They differ from each other profoundly, but not in ways that lend themselves to such hierarchical judgments.

Spotted hyenas, also known somewhat disparagingly as laughing hyenas, live in a hierarchical social structure.

Rwandan society remains almost as hierarchical as it was before the genocide.

Gray wolves, the largest canines, are known for their hierarchical social structure and iconic howl.

Reading through a series of hierarchical menus and pushing buttons for multiple purposes would be new concepts for such customers.

It can also be configured to hide the file system's confusing hierarchical structure from novices.

Obedience is given to those who, in their hierarchical roles, demand it.

Likewise, the bill proposes a more hierarchical structure for prosecutors.

The tight hierarchical structure of the latter providesa powerful internal control for contamination or erroneous results.

The new protocol also lets backbone designers create more expandable hierarchical addressing.

Edgar knew he would have to follow the period's rigidly hierarchical standards of behavior.

It sits at the apex of a horrendously hierarchical and unequal society.

By contrast, on merchant and naval vessels, there was astrict hierarchical ord er and pitifully low wages.

Making this work involves building a nearly flawless hierarchical system of authority.

It generally doesn't come from people in hierarchical positions.

Moreover, in such a hierarchical system people too often expect solutions to be provided from the top.

So, all you can build with engineering are these nice hierarchical things that have good, well-defined interactions.

Today's hierarchical pyramid isn't equipped to tackle tomorrow's challenges.

It represents old-fashioned hierarchical structures, ranking, all the levels of control.

But obviously this is valuable information in such a hierarchical society.

Very hierarchical management structure with the idea that you always follow the chain of command and respect elders.

The structural and cultural democracy of higher education clashes with the hierarchical nature of executive decision-making.

The activation of the various thermoregulatory effector mechanisms is hierarchical and minimizes resource expenditure.

They are hierarchical endeavors that require immense amounts of training, skill, expertise and.

Perhaps part of the problem lies in the hierarchical distinctions fostered in academe between applied and academic sociologists.

They were hierarchical and bureaucratic organisations that were in the business of making long runs of standardised products.

Binding of calcium ions to the protein matrix enhances crystal formation according to precise hierarchical arrangements.

Kelly as a fair-minded leader of a hierarchical organization, others have cited a need for more diversity in the upper ranks.

The hierarchical nature of academic disciplines and the high regard for specialization places the teacher of survey courses.

Flatter, less hierarchical and more loosely structured organisations implied larger spans of control.

But there, you're constantly reminded of how hierarchical it is-it's even color.

The only thing people dispute is the notion that these differences justify a hierarchical order between humans.

They are all part of his repertory of recycled materials, among which he makes no hierarchical distinctions.

The old hierarchical model of learning is replaced by network ways of organizing knowledge.

The complexity of digital systems requires a hierarchical organization.

Yet there is nothing inevitable about such a hierarchical view.

SpeedTree uses military-grade math and physics sims to build a hierarchical model of each tree in a scene.

The hierarchical relationships that were once common are a thing of the past, say experienced finance employees.

Anonymous does not have a typical hierarchical government, but each mission does have a self-appointed dedicated organising body.

He feels, for instance, that shops with rigid hierarchical structures inhibit creativity.

Far more common are hierarchical systems known as client-server networks.

Their caution made sense in a hierarchical society where monarchical traditions die hard.

The atmosphere is less formal, less hierarchical and strikingly unbureaucratic.

Many are adopting a less hierarchical approach and are teaching officers to be more creative thinkers.

In an unusual arrangement given the hierarchical nature of.

Other provinces are much more hierarchical and bishops can legislate church policy, they said.

It makes no traditional hierarchical and patriarchal claims.

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World English Dictionary

hierarchy (ˈhaɪəˌrɑːkɪ)

—n , pl -chies
1.	a system of persons or things arranged in a graded order
2.	a body of persons in holy orders organized into graded ranks
3.	the collective body of those so organized
4.	a series of ordered groupings within a system, such as the arrangement of plants and animals into classes, orders, families, etc
5.	linguistics, maths ordering heterarchy Compare tree a formal structure, usually represented by a diagram of connected nodes, with a single uppermost element
6.	government by an organized priesthood

[C14: from Medieval Latin hierarchia, from Late Greek hierarkhia, from hierarkhēs high priest; see hiero-, -archy]

hier'archical

—*adj*

hier'archic

—*adj*

hier'archically

—*adv*

'hierarchism

—n

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