hierarchy
🇺🇸
/ˈhaɪərɑːrki/
🇬🇧
/ˈhaɪərɑːki/
noun
C1
A system where people or things are ranked from highest to lowest.
In the company hierarchy, managers are above regular employees.
R
The group of people who control a large organization.
The school hierarchy decided to change the rules.
R
A ranking of ideas or beliefs by importance.
Maslow's hierarchy of needs lists basic needs first.
translation
A system where people or things are ranked from highest to lowest.; The group of people who control a large organization.; A ranking of ideas or beliefs by importance.
Word Forms
Plural
hierarchies