hierarchical

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For many years, scholars believed that constructing Poverty Point required a strictly organized, hierarchical society working across generations.

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“The hierarchical system that we have in place was not built for us.”

From Seattle Times

Conservatives say the process has been a waste of time, may erode the hierarchical structure of the nearly 1.3 billion-member Church and in the long run could dilute traditional doctrine.

From Reuters

Bramadesam said this trend has led Gen Zers to sample Hinduism, where they find a belief system with no strict dogma, requirements or hierarchical institution.

From Seattle Times

They could see that the patina possessed a hierarchical structure made up of highly regular, micrometer-thick silica layers of alternating high and low density which resembled reflectors known as Bragg stacks.

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