hierarchy (redirected from Maslow's Hierarchy)

hi·er·ar·chy  (h-rärk, hrär-)

n. pl. hi·er·ar·chies

1. A body of persons having authority.

2.

a. Categorization of a group of people according to ability or status.

b. The group so categorized.

3. A series in which each element is graded or ranked: put honesty first in her hierarchy of values.

4.

a. A body of clergy organized into successive ranks or grades with each level subordinate to the one above.

b. Religious rule by a group of ranked clergy.

5. One of the divisions of angels.

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[Middle English ierarchie, from Old French, from Medieval Latin hierarchia, from Greek hierarkhi, rule of a high priest, from hierarkhs, high priest; see hierarch.]

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hierarchy [hire-ark-ee]

Noun

pl -chies

1. a system of people or things arranged in a graded order

2. the hierarchy the people in power in any organization [Late Greek hierarkhēs high priest]

hierarchical adj

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Hierarchy a body of officials arranged in ranks; each of three groups of angels; ecclesiastics, priests, or clergy, collectively.

Examples: hierarchy of angels, 1398; of being, 1875; of clergy, 1563; of concepts, 1864; of intelligence, 1875; of priests.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hierarchy - a series of ordered groupings of people or things within a system; "put honesty first in her hierarchy of values" celestial hierarchy - the collective body of angels data hierarchy - an arrangement of data consisting of sets and subsets such that every subset of a set is of lower rank than the set taxonomy - a classification of organisms into groups based on similarities of structure or origin etc system, scheme - a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole; "a vast system of production and distribution and consumption keep the country going" series - similar things placed in order or happening one after another; "they were investigating a series of bank robberies"
	2.	hierarchy - the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body pecking order, power structure organization, organisation - a group of people who work together governance, governing body, organisation, administration, brass, establishment, organization - the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something; "he claims that the present administration is corrupt"; "the governance of an association is responsible to its members"; "he quickly became recognized as a member of the establishment" hierarch - a person who holds a high position in a hierarchy

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hierarchy

noun grading, ranking, social order, pecking order, class system, social stratum

Translations

hierarchy [ˈhaɪərɑːkɪ] n → jerarquía

hierarchy [ˈhaɪərɑːkɪ] n → hiérarchie f

hierarchy [ˈhaɪərɑːkɪ] n → Hierarchie f

hierarchy [ˈhaɪərɑːkɪ] n → gerarchia

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hierarchy

n hierarchy [ˈhaiəraːki]

(an) arrangement (of usually people in a group, also things etc) in order of rank, importance etc. hiërargieمراتِب، درجات، نِظام درجاتйерархияhierarchiehieraki; rangordendie Hierarchieιεραρχίαjerarquíahierarhiaسلسله مراتبhierarkiahiérarchieמִדרָגपदानुक्रमhijerarhijahierarchiahierarkistigveldi, stigskipt kerfigerarchia階級制계급 제도hierarchijahierarhijahierarkihiërarchie, pikorderangordning, hierarkihierarchiahierarquiaierarhieиерархияhierarchiahierarhijahijerarhijahierarkiการจัดระบบตามลำดับขั้นhiyerarşi, aşama sırası等級ієрархіяسلسلئہ مراتبhệ thống thứ bậc等级

adj hieˈrarchical [-ˈraː-]

hiërargiesتَدَرُّجي، تسلسليйерархическиhierarchickýhierakiskhierarchischιεραρχικόςjerárquicohierarhilineسلسله مراتبیhierarkkinenhiérarchiqueמִדרָגִיशासक पुरिहित वर्गhijerarhijskihierarchikusmenurut hierarkistigveldis-gerarchico階級制の계급 제도의hierarchinishierarhisksmengikut hierakihierarchischhierarkiskhierarchicznyhierárquicoierarhicиерархическийhierarchickýhierarhičenhijerarhijskihierarkiskการจัดระบบตามลำดับขั้นhiyerarşik, aşama sırasına ait等級的ієрархічнийسلسلے سے مرتبthuộc về hệ thống thứ bậc等级的

Notice the second r in hierarchy .