hierarchical
Example Sentences
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To Trump, who has rigidly hierarchical notions of gender, that probably seems emasculating.
From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026
More than 300 Metropolitan Police officers and staff have declared their involvement in the Freemasons or other "hierarchical associations" after the force required them to do so last month, a High Court judge has said.
From BBC • Jan. 13, 2026
This is how leadership always works in practice, even in organizations less hierarchical than the military.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025
For many years, scholars believed that constructing Poverty Point required a strictly organized, hierarchical society working across generations.
From Science Daily • Nov. 24, 2025
Who wields power is not important, provided that the hierarchical structure remains always the same.
From "1984" by George Orwell
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
