hierarchical
/ˌhaɪˈɹɑɹkɪkəl/ adjective C1- Pertaining to a hierarchy (a ranking).
- Classified or arranged according to various criteria into successive ranks or grades. · She claimed that only a hierarchical society with a leisure class at the top can produce works of 'true' art.
- Reflecting relationships wholly consisting of subranks subsumed by ranks, a branching pattern of logic modeled like a tree.
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Employers enthusiastically dismantled physical walls, believing that removing barriers would naturally foster spontaneous collaboration and break down hierarchical structures.
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