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Hierarchy 601 Words You Need to Know

Hierarchy 601 Words You Need to Know

/ˈhaɪə.rɑː.ki/ (noun)

Definition

the formal system of grading or ranking the individuals of a group based on the level of importance, echelon, gradation, scale, pecking order, order, ladder, chain of command, pyramid

Examples

In a 1943 paper titled “A Theory of Human Motivation,” American psychologist Abraham Maslow theorized that human decision-making is undergirded by a hierarchy of psychological needs. In his initial paper and a subsequent 1954 book titled Motivation and Personality, Maslow proposed that five core needs form the basis for human behavioral motivation.

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Parts of speech

Adjective: hierarchical

Adverb: hierarchically

Verb: hierarchize


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