hierarchist
hierarchist adjective: of or pertaining to hierarchy.
Adjective
hierarchist (comparative more hierarchist, superlative most hierarchist)
- Of or pertaining to hierarchy.
- “They believe that society would be better if it stood up more to the hierarchist status quo,” he said. “When something that represents that status quo comes along, there is a cultural resistance to it. That is the underlying cultural reason they will cherry-pick their symptoms and the facts into...2011 February 1, Felicity Barringer, “Are We Hard-Wired to Doubt Science?”, in The New York Times
- Synonyms:
- hierarchal, hierarchic
Noun
hierarchist (plural hierarchists)
- An advocate for a hierarchy.
- The fear of corporatism, consumerism, middle-browism and a mass reading public has driven twentieth-century cultural hierarchists.1996, C. Bloom, Cult Fiction: Popular Reading and Pulp Theory, page 113
- Two of the groups involved, he said, are simply characterized: individualists (most people would call them libertarians, who want the government to butt out) and communitarians, the two poles on the political spectrum. The two other groups, he said, are called hierarchists and egalitarians.2011 February 1, Felicity Barringer, “Are We Hard-Wired to Doubt Science?”, in The New York Times
- Antonyms:
- anarchist
Synonyms of hierarchist
Antonyms
Forms of hierarchist
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more hierarchist |
| superlative | most hierarchist |
| Noun | |
| plural | hierarchists |
Origin of hierarchist
From hierarchy + -ist.
Questions about hierarchist
- What does hierarchist mean?
- Hierarchist means of or pertaining to hierarchy.
- What part of speech is hierarchist?
- Hierarchist can be an adjective or a noun.
Words near hierarchist in the dictionary
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