Hierarchy

Noun

 * 1) A body of authoritative officials organized in nested ranks.
 * 2) Any group of objects ranked so that every one but the topmost is subordinate to a specified one above it.

Related terms

 * hierarch
 * hierarchic
 * hierarchical
 * hierarchically

Adjectives for Hierarchy
lofty; definite;  centralized;  disciplined; administrative; apostolical.

Thesaurus
absolute monarchy, aedileship, animal kingdom, archbishopric, archiepiscopacy, archiepiscopate, aristocracy, autarchy, autocracy, autonomy, bishopric, bureaucracy, caste, chain of being, chairmanship, chancellery, chancellorate, chancellorship, chiefery, chiefry, chieftaincy, chieftainry, chieftainship, class, class structure, coalition government, colonialism, commonwealth, condition, constitutional government, constitutional monarchy, consulate, consulship, continuity, deanery, degree, democracy, dictatorship, dictature, directorate, directorship, domain, dominion rule, duarchy, duumvirate, dyarchy, echelon, emirate, episcopacy, establishment, federal government, federation, feudal system, footing, garrison state, gerontocracy, governorship, gradation, headship, hegemony, heteronomy, hierocracy, higher echelons, higher-ups, home rule, kingdom, leadership, limited monarchy, lordship, magistracy, magistrateship, magistrature, management, martial law, masterdom, mastership, mastery, mayoralty, mayorship, meritocracy, metropolitanate, metropolitanship, militarism, military government, mineral kingdom, ministry, mob rule, mobocracy, monarchy, natural hierarchy, neocolonialism, nobility, ochlocracy, officialdom, oligarchy, order, pantisocracy, papacy, pashadom, pashalic, patriarchate, patriarchy, pecking order, place, police state, pontificality, pontificate, popedom, popehood, popeship, position, power structure, precedence, prefectship, prefecture, prelacy, premiership, presidency, presidentship, prime-ministership, prime-ministry, princedom, princeship, principality, proconsulate, proconsulship, protectorate, protectorship, provostry, provostship, pure democracy, pyramid, rank, rate, rating, realm, rectorate, rectorship, regency, regentship, representative democracy, representative government, republic, ruling class, ruling classes, seigniory, self-determination, self-government, seneschalship, seneschalsy, sequence, serial order, sheikhdom, sheriffalty, sheriffcy, sheriffdom, shrievalty, social democracy, sphere, stage, standing, station, status, stratocracy, subordination, supervisorship, suzerainship, suzerainty, technocracy, the Establishment, the administration, the authorities, the ingroup, the interests, the people upstairs, the power elite, the power structure, the top, thearchy, them, theocracy, they, top brass, totalitarian government, totalitarian regime, triarchy, tribunate, triumvirate, tyranny, vegetable kingdom, vizierate, viziership, welfare state

Etymology
From ierarchie from  hierarchia, from  ἱεραρχία (rule of a high priest), from ἱεράρχης (high priest), from ἱερεύς (priest) and ἀρχή (rule). Compare hiérarchie.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 等級制度, 等级制度, 階層, 阶层, 层次
 * Croatian:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * Galician:
 * Georgian: იერარქია
 * Finnish:
 * Galician:
 * Georgian: იერარქია
 * Georgian: იერარქია


 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Japanese: 階層, 序列
 * Macedonian: хиерархија
 * Polish: hierarchia
 * Romanian: ierarhie
 * Russian: иерархия
 * Spanish: jerarquía
 * Russian: иерархия
 * Spanish: jerarquía


 * Croatian:
 * Danish:, rangorden
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish:
 * German: ,


 * Greek:
 * Macedonian: хиерархија
 * Polish: hierarchia
 * Russian: иерархия
 * Spanish: jerarquía


 * : hierarkio, hierarĥio
 * : hiérarchie
 * : gerarchia


 * : 階層性 (かいそうせい, kaisōsei), 序列 (じょれつ, joretsu)
 * : hierarquia (5)
 * : jerarquía
 * : ιεραρχία