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: the classification of a group of people according to ability or to economic, social, or professional standing. also : the group so classified. 5. : a graded or ranked series. a hierarchy of values.
HIERARCHY definition: 1. a system in which people or things are arranged according to their importance: 2. the people in…. Learn more.
HIERARCHY meaning: 1. a system in which people or things are arranged according to their importance: 2. the people in…. Learn more.
A hierarchy (from Greek: ἱεραρχία, hierarkhia, 'rule of a high priest', from hierarkhes, 'president of sacred rites') is an arrangement of items (objects, names, values, categories, etc.) that are represented as being "above", "below", or "at the same level as" one another.
noun. , plural hi·er·ar·chies. any system of persons or things ranked one above another. government by ecclesiastical rulers. the power or dominion of a hierarch. an organized body of ecclesiastical officials in successive ranks or orders: the Roman Catholic hierarchy.
Hierarchy describes a system that organizes or ranks things, often according to power or importance. At school the principal is at the top of the staff hierarchy, while the seniors rule the student hierarchy.
Hierarchy, in the social sciences, a ranking of positions of authority, often associated with a chain of command and control. The term is derived from the Greek words hieros (“sacred”) and archein (“rule” or “order”). In modern societies, hierarchical organizations pervade all aspects of life.
Definition of hierarchy noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
HIERARCHY definition: a system or organization in which people or things are arranged according to their importance. Learn more.
HIERARCHY meaning: 1 : a group that controls an organization and is divided into different levels; 2 : a system in which people or things are placed in a series of levels with different importance or status.
