hierarchical
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To Trump, who has rigidly hierarchical notions of gender, that probably seems emasculating.
From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026
This means officers and staff were required to declare membership "past or present" of any organisation that is "hierarchical, has confidential membership and requires members to support and protect each other".
From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026
He wants to shake up its hierarchical culture, expand into robots and flying cars, and build factories in the U.S. faster.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 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
Scholars deduced that the Sungir mammoth-hunters lived in a hierarchical society, and that the dead man was perhaps the leader of a band or of an entire tribe comprising several bands.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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