English Dictionary
Definition of “hierarchical”
Word Frequency
hierarchy (ˈhaɪəˌrɑːkɪ
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Definitions
noun
(plural) -chies- a system of persons or things arranged in a graded order
- a body of persons in holy orders organized into graded ranks
- the collective body of those so organized
- a series of ordered groupings within a system, such as the arrangement of plants and animals into classes, orders, families, etc
- (linguistics, mathematics) a formal structure, usually represented by a diagram of connected nodes, with a single uppermost element Compare ordering, heterarchy, tree (sense 6)
- government by an organized priesthood
Derived Forms
ˌhierˈarchical, ˌhierˈarchic adjectiveˌhierˈarchically adverb
ˈhierˌarchism noun
Word Origin
C14: from Medieval Latin hierarchia, from Late Greek hierarkhia, from hierarkhēs high priest; see hiero-, -archyTranslations for 'hierarchical'
- British English: hierarchical A hierarchical system or organization is one in which people have different ranks or positions, depending on how important they are. ADJECTIVE...the traditional hierarchical system of military organization.
- Brazilian Portuguese: hierárquico
- Chinese: 等级制度的等级級制度的
- European Spanish: jerárquico jerárquica
- French: hiérarchique
- German: hierarchisch
- Italian: gerarchico gerarchica
- Japanese: 階層性の
- Korean: 계급의
- Portuguese: hierárquico hierárquica
- Spanish: jerárquico jerárquica
Example Sentences Including 'hierarchical'
At the top end, Panasonic's hierarchical management system had left it poorly placed to respond to challenges posed by the IT revolution.Times, Sunday Times (2002)
In their jockeying for position, they replicated and endorsed the niceties and distinctions of the Church's own hierarchical set-up.HEAVEN: A Traveller's Guide to the Undiscovered Country (2002)
In what was still a firmly hierarchical world, his style did not always fit.Independent (1999)
It has always been run according to its own rules, confidently patriarchal and hierarchical.The Australian (2004)
She remarked on the "very hierarchical " structures of such hospitals" which are not very accountable to the public".Irish Times (2002)
We used generalised linear modelling procedures appropriate for hierarchical data.British Medical Journal (2002)
Wield's friendship was important to him and he knew how punctilious the sergeant was never to overstep police hierarchical lines in public.CASCADES - THE DAY OF THE DEAD (2001)
`Stacey ' seemed intrusively intimate, but `Miss --- or Ms --- Stacey ' sounded patronising and hierarchical.LOSING IT (2002)
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