hierarchical
Example Sentences
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He wants to shake up its hierarchical culture, expand into robots and flying cars, and build factories in the U.S. faster.
"The hierarchical structure of the military places power with rank, especially in a training facility," he said.
From BBC
This is how deeply hierarchical and authoritarian institutions function.
From Salon
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.
More than 300 Metropolitan Police officers and staff have declared their involvement in the Freemasons or other "hierarchical associations" after the force required them to do so last month, a High Court judge has said.
From BBC
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