hierarchical

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Since the raid, U.S. prosecutors have softened their earlier depiction of the Cartel de los Soles as a hierarchical organization led by Maduro, instead framing it as a patronage network among corrupt senior officials.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026

Officers and staff were required to declare membership "past or present" of any organisation that was "hierarchical, has confidential membership and requires members to support and protect each other".

From BBC • Jan. 13, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2025

These traits suggest that the black holes formed through a process called hierarchical merger, in which black holes in densely populated regions such as star clusters collide multiple times over their lifetimes.

From Science Daily • Oct. 30, 2025

In the long run, a hierarchical society was only possible on a basis of poverty and ignorance.

From "1984" by George Orwell