hierarchical

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This is how deeply hierarchical and authoritarian institutions function.

From Salon • Jan. 20, 2026

"However, there is no pressing need for immediate interim relief at this stage, given that some 300 officers and staff have already declared their involvement in Masonic and other hierarchical associations."

From BBC • Jan. 13, 2026

For many years, scholars believed that constructing Poverty Point required a strictly organized, hierarchical society working across generations.

From Science Daily • Nov. 24, 2025

As is the case in all hierarchical organizations, the problem starts at the top.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2025

But the problems of perpetuating a hierarchical society go deeper than this.

From "1984" by George Orwell