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chain of command

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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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