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hierarchy

[hahy-uh-rahr-kee, hahy-rahr-] / ˈhaɪ əˌrɑr ki, ˈhaɪ rɑr- /


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The Portuguese was dismissed on 5 January following his public attack on the club's hierarchy after a 1-1 draw at Leeds the previous day.

From BBC

Perhaps Friday's match against New Zealand, effectively a dead rubber for England given they are already through, is the perfect, pressure-free opportunity for Buttler to help make the hierarchy's decision an easy one.

From BBC

Jetten, who will be the Netherlands' youngest prime minister and its first openly gay one, has had a head-spinning rise up the political hierarchy.

From Barron's

“The problem with an oval table is there’s an implicit hierarchy between people sitting at the center and people sitting at the edges,” said Knot.

From The Wall Street Journal

Smaller pictures are simply taped to the wall, but nothing is meant to indicate hierarchy.

From Los Angeles Times