| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | class, status |
| Synonyms: | bracket, branch, breed, cast, caste, degree, description, estate, family, feather, genre, genus, grade, hierarchy, ilk, kidney, kind, line, nature, pecking order, pigeonhole, place, position, rank, set, slot, sort, species, station, stripe, subclass, taxonomic group, type |
| Notes: | an order is being told to do something with no specific guidelines, a command is being told to do something in a specific way, and a directive is being told to do something and getting this information through channels |