Noun: hierarchy 'hI-u,raa(r)-kee
- The organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body
"The company's hierarchy was clearly defined, with executives at the top";
- power structure, pecking order
- A series of ordered groupings of people or things within a system
"put honesty first in her hierarchy of values"
Derived forms: hierarchies
Type of: org [informal], organisation [Brit], organization, series
Part of: admin [informal], administration, brass, establishment, governance, governing body, organisation [Brit], organization, scheme, system
Encyclopedia: Hierarchy