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social hierarchy

NOUN

pecking order

Synonyms

STRONGEST

food chain hierarchy power structure social structure

WEAK

chain of command class structure corporate ladder dominance due order echelons grouping line of dominance order placing position ranking scale social ladder social pyramid social stratification

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It becomes “a tool to insert yourself on the social hierarchy and compare yourself to other people, trying to perform for other people, to get the attention of other people.”

From MarketWatch • Nov. 5, 2025

"New arrivals usually start at the bottom of the social hierarchy," she said.

From BBC • Aug. 5, 2025

Watching them spar vocally as Elphaba and Glinda is a joy, as they navigate their loathing-filled relationship and its impact on the social hierarchy at Shiz University.

From Salon • Mar. 2, 2025

The idea being that caste is a social hierarchy that determines power and status.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2024

There are only two forms of rebellion I have seen any evidence of and neither of them challenges the vaulting social hierarchy above us.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich

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