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hierarchy

[hahy-uh-rahr-kee, hahy-rahr-] / ˈhaɪ əˌrɑr ki, ˈhaɪ rɑr- /


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Every organization has a hierarchy, and, Fogel said, the title of one CEO or another?

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

Just four months after Arsenal won the Premier League under the ownership of US billionaire Stan Kroenke, Liverpool's hierarchy have opted for outside investment in a bid to regain the crown.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

Now Infantino will meet with Fifa's hierarchy to try to secure his position.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

“In that era, hierarchy was incredibly important, very visible,” says Kurosawa.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 2026

In the social hierarchy of California’s farmers, orange growers stood at the very top; their homes were set amid fragrant evergreen trees that produced a lucrative income.

From "Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal" by Eric Schlosser

"He transcended social and caste hierarchies through his music," says Krishna.

From BBC Jun. 6, 2026

This is the Christian tradition: questioning inherited norms, unsettling comfortable hierarchies, insisting that the ethical imagination can go further than traditional society allows.

From Salon Jun. 5, 2026

Those species often have more rigid dominance hierarchies and predictable succession systems.

From Science Daily May 26, 2026

Susan Hilferty’s costumes usher us back to a time when hierarchies were not only visible but rigorously enforced.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 17, 2026

By the time of Liszt and Wagner, the hierarchies were all but gone.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall




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