ˈhī-(ə-)ˌrär-kē
as in ladder
a scheme of rank or order
honesty sits at the top of my hierarchy of values
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Recent Examples of hierarchy
By harnessing a weak state, Orban has transformed Hungary into what can be called a patronal autocracy, a regime that combines power concentration and wealth accumulation in a single-pyramid hierarchy that reaches across all facets of Hungarian society.
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BÁlint Madlovics, Foreign Affairs, 10 Feb. 2025
However, most American Catholics still supported the death penalty, and within the Church hierarchy there was resistance to surrendering execution as a punishment option.
—Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
The injection of 'diversity, equity, and inclusion' (DEI) into our institutions has corrupted them by replacing hard work, merit, and equality with a divisive and dangerous preferential hierarchy...
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
The researchers also found that social relationships and positions within a communal hierarchy did not affect the rate and frequency at which socially contagious urination occurred.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
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BÁlint Madlovics, Foreign Affairs, 10 Feb. 2025
However, most American Catholics still supported the death penalty, and within the Church hierarchy there was resistance to surrendering execution as a punishment option.
—Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
The injection of 'diversity, equity, and inclusion' (DEI) into our institutions has corrupted them by replacing hard work, merit, and equality with a divisive and dangerous preferential hierarchy...
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
The researchers also found that social relationships and positions within a communal hierarchy did not affect the rate and frequency at which socially contagious urination occurred.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hierarchy
Noun
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At various points, creaky metal ladders lean against the rock.—
Sammy Roth,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2025
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When the cutting chores call for trimming at varying heights for the bushes and shrubs in the landscape, a tool that extends your reach will help get the job done without dragging the ladder out of the garage.—
Alice Knisley Matthias,
Better Homes & Gardens,
31 Jan. 2025
Noun
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In a September 2017 survey of 2,000 American adults conducted by market research firm OnePoll for Homes.com, noise topped the ranking of things that lead Americans to argue with a neighbor.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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The Pioneers, in the Class 6A Division II bracket, started their playoff run with a dominant 57-26 victory over Southlake Carroll (22-10), a top team from District 4-6A. Senior Camille Williams, ESPN’s No. 36 prospect on the 2025 national rankings, led the way with 17 points.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Feb. 2025
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Still, any rating on the Torino scale above a 0 is unusual, which is why the world's space agencies have taken notice.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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Commitments of this scale and substance are not typically undone by a bad run of form.—
Liam Twomey,
The Athletic,
19 Feb. 2025
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