hierarchy

jerarquía

Sistema que organiza personas o cosas en niveles superiores e inferiores.

En inglés sencillo: A system that arranges people or things in levels, with each level below a higher one.

• The folders form a simple hierarchy.
• Every employee has a place in the hierarchy.
• The diagram shows a hierarchy of needs.

Cómo se usa: a hierarchy of something (The chart shows a hierarchy of job titles.)

Sinónimos: ranking, rank order

Expresiones frecuentes: hierarchy of needs, social hierarchy, a strict hierarchy

jerarquía

Conjunto de personas con autoridad, ordenadas de mayor a menor poder.

En inglés sencillo: A group of people in authority, arranged from the most powerful to the least powerful.

• The church hierarchy approved the change.
• She rose through the company hierarchy over twenty years.
• Senior members of the military hierarchy attended the meeting.

Sinónimos: leadership

Expresiones frecuentes: church hierarchy, military hierarchy, company hierarchy