A system in which members of an organization or society are ranked according to relative status or authority.
hier+archy
Shared component: archy · rule
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archy
rule
Related forms: archy · 6 words in this dictionary
Related words
Shared components, not spelling prefixesa situation in a country, organization, or system where there is no government, order, or control
an+archy
Shared component: archy · rule
a system of government in which a country is ruled by a king or queen
mon+archy
Shared component: archy · rule
A form of government in which a small group of people holds all the power.
olig+archy
Shared component: archy · rule
A social system in which the mother or oldest woman is the head of the family, and descent and relationships are reckoned through the female line.
matri+archy
Shared component: archy · rule
a system of society or government in which men hold the power and women are largely excluded from it.
patri+archy
Shared component: archy · rule