pecking order

peck·ing order (pkng)

n.

1. A hierarchy among a group, as of people, classes, or nations: "The astronauts had developed a pecking order that was military in its rigidity" Tom Wolfe.

2. The social hierarchy in a flock of domestic fowl in which each bird pecks subordinate birds and submits to being pecked by dominant birds.

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pecking order

Noun

the order of seniority or power in a group: she came from a family low in the social pecking order

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

pecking order - the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body power structure, hierarchy 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

Translations

pecking order [ˈpɛkɪŋ-] n → orden m de jerarquía

pecking order [ˈpɛkɪŋ-] n → ordre m hiérarchique

pecking order [ˈpɛkɪŋ-] peck n (fig) → Hackordnung f

pecking order [ˈpɛkɪŋ-] n (fig) → ordine m gerarchico