social structure

[soh-shuhl struhk-cher] / ˈsoʊ ʃəl ˈstrʌk tʃər /

NOUN

pecking order

Synonyms

STRONGEST

food chain hierarchy power structure

WEAK

chain of command class structure corporate ladder dominance due order echelons grouping line of dominance order placing position ranking scale social hierarchy social ladder social pyramid social stratification

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This unexpected result raises new questions about why the behavior occurs and how it might influence group relationships and social structure.

From Science Daily • Mar. 23, 2026

The law stipulates that under the "right to self-identity", settlements are entitled to protect and preserve their "social structure".

From Barron's • Oct. 20, 2025

What astonished him was their complex social structure, and evidence of what he believed to be signs of altruism.

From BBC • Sep. 25, 2025

The show’s thorough, wonderfully readable catalog refers to the power of “funerary magnificence” in the kingdom’s social structure.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 10, 2025

Such a social structure is not an Aquarian utopia.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

social structure

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