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social ladder

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 hierarchy social pyramid social stratification

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Nearly a third of residents are foreign-born, with immigrants living all across the county and occupying all rungs of the social ladder.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2025

The relationship between George and James deepened as George spent years moving up the court's social ladder.

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2024

After his election, Francis told the assembly that “education is the great liberator, lifting people up the social ladder and strengthening society in the process.”

From Seattle Times • Jun. 1, 2023

While Daniel pushed his barrow, at the other end of the Nigerian social ladder, Ike Ekweremadu and his wife Beatrice grew increasingly worried about their daughter's health.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2023

Tonight he was rocketing up the social ladder.

From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin

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