- plural of hierarchy.
hierarchies
Example Sentences
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In its core regions, Indigenous communities became organized into political hierarchies, with powerful chiefdoms exerting influence over surrounding settlements.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
These AI systems demonstrated the ability to coordinate, establish hierarchies among themselves, cheat and erase traces of their actions.
From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026
What Slack did was radically flatten hierarchies and roles and change who could put what on the agenda.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
"He transcended social and caste hierarchies through his music," says Krishna.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026
That chant did more than threaten a slave revolt—it was a challenge to all ranking hierarchies.
From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson
