as in ladders
a scheme of rank or order
honesty sits at the top of my hierarchy of values
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Recent Examples of hierarchies
As hierarchies flatten, employees and managers may face unclear boundaries around decision-making authority and accountability, which can lead to confusion and inefficiency.
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Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
The office, with its rigid hierarchies and sharp power differentials, is a rich backdrop for a dom-sub relationship.
—Alex Barasch, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
As shown in Figure 1, in hierarchies of authority, there is only one genuine leader.
—Steve Denning, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Most management articles and conference speakers are implicitly talking about firms that are predominantly hierarchies of authority.
—Steve Denning, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Firms that are predominantly networks of competence are now generally growing faster with higher staff engagement than firms that are mainly hierarchies of authority.
—Steve Denning, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Rooted in military hierarchies from World War I, this rigid structure fails to reflect how work gets done in modern organizations.
—David Nour, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
For Bourdieu, linguistic domination perpetuates societal hierarchies by conferring legitimacy on certain ways of speaking while delegitimizing others.
—Hec Paris Insights, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Her acuity gives equal weight and immediacy to both the intangible reality of human relationships (the social hierarchies among children in a cancer ward, say) and the brute force of physical experience.
—Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 4 Dec. 2024
Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
The office, with its rigid hierarchies and sharp power differentials, is a rich backdrop for a dom-sub relationship.
—Alex Barasch, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
As shown in Figure 1, in hierarchies of authority, there is only one genuine leader.
—Steve Denning, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Most management articles and conference speakers are implicitly talking about firms that are predominantly hierarchies of authority.
—Steve Denning, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Firms that are predominantly networks of competence are now generally growing faster with higher staff engagement than firms that are mainly hierarchies of authority.
—Steve Denning, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Rooted in military hierarchies from World War I, this rigid structure fails to reflect how work gets done in modern organizations.
—David Nour, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
For Bourdieu, linguistic domination perpetuates societal hierarchies by conferring legitimacy on certain ways of speaking while delegitimizing others.
—Hec Paris Insights, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Her acuity gives equal weight and immediacy to both the intangible reality of human relationships (the social hierarchies among children in a cancer ward, say) and the brute force of physical experience.
—Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 4 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hierarchies
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The crew's ladders could not reach past the eighth floor of the hotel, and the firefighters' rescue nets could not accommodate people falling from higher than 70 feet, according to the Georgia Historical Society.Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 6 Dec. 2024
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The ladders look a bit precarious, and student volunteers aren’t permitted to use them.Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
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As things continue to expand and cool on cosmic scales, the density of particles continues to drop and the temperature of particles drops as well.Big Think, Big Think, 10 Dec. 2024
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As things continue to expand and cool on cosmic scales, the density of particles continues to drop and the temperature of particles drops as well.Big Think, Big Think, 10 Dec. 2024
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In the premiere episode, the series revealed that the two were having an affair.Esther Kang, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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The series is based on the South Korean format created by Mun Hwa Broadcasting Corp.Michael Schneider, Variety, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Hierarchies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hierarchies. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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