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noun
The natural ranking of social status and dominance occurring in a group of birds.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The usually informal hierarchy of authority, command, or social status, as determined by the especially natural propensity for domination of different members of a specific group over each other, such as older brothers and sisters over their younger siblings.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, figuratively
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Synonyms: hierarchy
Antonyms: equality
noun
the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: hierarchy, power structure
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: organization, organisation
History
Calque of German Hackordnung.
Across languages
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