hierarchy

hierarchy

CEFR: C1-C2 /hi-er-ar-chy/ [hh.ay1.er0.aa2.r.k.iy0]

Definition: A system in which members of an organization or society are ranked according to relative status or authority:

Example Sentences:
The most important thing in the election of the chairman was not professional competence in the field, but activity within the Party and a sufficiently high status in the political hierarchy.