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superhierarchy

superhierarchy noun: a higher or superior hierarchy.

Noun

superhierarchy (plural superhierarchies)

  1. A higher or superior hierarchy.
    • What happens to Australian wool or Bolivian tin has profound and immediate repercussions in New York, London, and Des Moines. The world is becoming more and more a galaxy of economic superhierarchies which coordinate local subhierarchies.1953, John M. Pfiffner, Public Administration, The Ronald Press Company, page 402
    • Now, Ben says there is a need to develop a superhierarchy of good management.1965, Simulation, Volume 5, SAGE Publications, page 74

Forms of superhierarchy

pluralsuperhierarchies

Origin of superhierarchy

From super- + hierarchy.

Questions about superhierarchy

What does superhierarchy mean?
Superhierarchy means a higher or superior hierarchy.
What part of speech is superhierarchy?
Superhierarchy is a noun.
What is the plural of superhierarchy?
The plural of superhierarchy is superhierarchies.

Words near superhierarchy in the dictionary

  1. superheterodyne receivers
  2. superheterodynes
  3. superhets
  4. superhierarchical
  5. superhierarchies
  6. superhierarchy
  7. superhigh
  8. superhighway
  9. superhighways
  10. superhip
  11. superhistorical

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