Hierarchy synonyms

hī'ə-rär'kē, hī'rär'-

Government department, at the administrative level normally headed by a minister (equivalent rank, e.g. secretary of state), who holds it as portfolio, especially in a constitutional monarchy, but also as a polity

chain of command

The definition of a chain of command is an official hierarchy of authority that dictates who is in charge of whom and of whom permission must be asked.

regime

A government, especially an oppressive or undemocratic one:

theocracy

Government under the control of a state-sponsored religion.

pecking-order

A hierarchy among a group, as of people, classes, or nations:

authority (related)

Power assigned to another; authorization:

bureaucracy (related)

Management or administration marked by hierarchical authority among numerous offices and by fixed procedures:

government (related)

The exercise of authority over a state, district, organization, institution, etc.; direction; control; rule; management

power-structure

Those persons or groups in a nation, city, organization, etc. who through economic, social, and institutional position constitute the actual ruling power

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structure (related)

grouping (related)

definition (related)

scop-like (related)

multiplicity (related)

categorisation (related)

social-relations (related)

schema (related)

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