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chain of command

n. pl. chains of command

A system whereby authority passes down from the top through a series of executive positions or military ranks in which each is accountable to the one directly superior.

The succession of commanding officers from a superior to a subordinate through which command is exercised. Also called command channel.

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chain of command (redirected from Command structure)

chain of command
(redirected from Command structure)