🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

पदानुक्रम

Pronunciation / Transliteration: padānukram

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Hierarchy/ˈhaɪ.əˌrɑːr.ki/
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"कार्यालय में एक सख्त पदानुक्रम है।"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority.

    "She worked her way up through the corporate hierarchy to reach the position of CEO."
  2. 2

    An arrangement or classification of things according to relative importance, value, or level.

    "Maslow's hierarchy of needs places basic physiological survival at the very foundation."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the medieval Greek hierarchia (rule of a high priest), combining hieros (sacred) and archein (to rule). Over time, the term evolved from ecclesiastical governance to describe any system of elements ranked one above another in order of status or ability.

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