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nonhierarchical

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Adj.1.nonhierarchical - not classified hierarchically
hierarchal, hierarchic, hierarchical - classified according to various criteria into successive levels or layers; "it has been said that only a hierarchical society with a leisure class at the top can produce works of art"; "in her hierarchical set of values honesty comes first"


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Gail O'Day notes the significance of this metaphor, which she calls "radically nonhierarchical," for in it, "no branch has pride of place" and "all branches are equal before God.
leadership consciously followed Portland's nonhierarchical example.
Existing in nonhierarchical dispersion, such networked opposition thrives on its ability to sustain forward momentum and maintain communication channels despite the loss of one element in the network.
 
 
 
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