| Main Entry: | apparatus |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | organization or system |
Synonyms: |
bureaucracy, chain of command, hierarchy, network, setup, structure |
| Main Entry: | hierarchy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | order |
Synonyms: |
chain of command, due order, echelons, grouping, pecking order, placing, position, pyramid, ranking, scale |
| Main Entry: | pecking order |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hierarchy |
Synonyms: |
chain of command, chain of command, class structure, corporate ladder, dominance, due order, echelons, food chain, grouping, hierarchy, line of dominance, order, placing, position, power structure, ranking, scale, social hierarchy, social ladder, social pyramid, social stratification, social structure |