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hierarchy
A group arranged in order of rank or grade.

The President is at the head of the U.S. governmental hierarchy.

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dominance hierarchy, dominance order (s) (noun); dominance hierarchies; dominance orders (pl)
The physical domination of some members of a group by other members, in relatively orderly and long-lasting patterns: Except for the highest-ranking and lowest-ranking individuals, a given member will dominate one or more of its companions and be dominated in turn by one or more of the others in the system of dominance hierarchy.

The hierarchy is initiated and sustained by hostile behavior, albeit sometimes of a subtle and indirect nature.

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