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Heirarchy

Part of Speech: Noun

Sense: A system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority.

Usage: In a social heirarchy, the president is at the top, followed by the vice president, and then the employees.

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Part of Speech: Noun

Sense: A series of ordered groupings within a system.

Usage: The heirarchy of biological classification ranges from the broadest category, kingdom, to the most specific, species.

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Part of Speech: Noun

Sense: A structure or diagram representing a system or organization.

Usage: The software engineer presented a detailed heirarchy of the project's components using a flowchart.

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Part of Speech: Adjective

Sense: Pertaining to or characteristic of a higher or superior rank.

Usage: The heirarchy class of employees received priority seating during the corporate event.

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