hierarchy
Example Sentences
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All have won multiple titles and medals at international competitions, though the hierarchy of ice-dancing championships is too esoteric for those of us who just want to watch the performances.
“There was a groupthink happening, a hierarchy,” she said, all the way up to a “queen bee.”
Mateta wants to leave Palace and has informed the club's hierarchy of his wishes.
From BBC
Handpicked by Xi Jinping, Gen. Zhang was a member of the Politburo and as vice chairman of the Central Military Commission was second only to Mr. Xi in the military hierarchy.
On top of that, manager Oliver Glasner has already announced he will be off this summer and subsequently launched an attack on the club's hierarchy.
From BBC
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