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hierarchical

[hahy-uh-rahr-ki-kuhl, hahy-rahr-] / ˌhaɪ əˈrɑr kɪ kəl, haɪˈrɑr- /
ADJECTIVE
characteristic of a ranked order
Synonyms
STRONGEST
hierarchic
STRONG
WEAK
Antonyms


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Certainly not, for the basic reason that a pluralistic legislature lacks the singular, hierarchical decision-making that a president brings to bear.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

More elaborate designs, including hatched bands, grids, and diamond-shaped motifs, also showed evidence of rotation, translation, repetition, and "embedding," i.e., the ability to build hierarchical levels of signs within the same surface.

From Science Daily Aug. 9, 2026

That suggests a more consistent and hierarchical internal system for directing support.

From Salon Jul. 5, 2026

It was hierarchical and stressful, but it was not because of my fellow writers, except that I wanted to impress them.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 2, 2026

For most of its history Monte Alban was thus a huge village, not a true city, and certainly not a hierarchical state.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann



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