chain of command
noun phrase
: a series of executive positions in order of authority
a military chain of command
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So people shouldn’t feel shy about pushing ideas and concerns up the chain of command.
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Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 21 June 2024
After several curious incidents, one of Card’s longtime friends, Sean Hodgson, reported his pal up the chain of command in September 2023, just weeks before the shooting.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 13 June 2024
Tully also reported the messages up the chain of command.
—Solcyré Burga, TIME, 13 June 2024
But the majority of those complaints did not involve immediate family members working in the same office — or in the direct chain of command — of a senior San Diego city official.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2024
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Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 21 June 2024
After several curious incidents, one of Card’s longtime friends, Sean Hodgson, reported his pal up the chain of command in September 2023, just weeks before the shooting.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 13 June 2024
Tully also reported the messages up the chain of command.
—Solcyré Burga, TIME, 13 June 2024
But the majority of those complaints did not involve immediate family members working in the same office — or in the direct chain of command — of a senior San Diego city official.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2024
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“Chain of command.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chain%20of%20command. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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