ranking

1 a scheme of rank or order <in one ranking of the best places to live, San Francisco surpassed all the other cities in the U.S.> Synonyms graduation, hierarchy, ladder, ordering, {h,3}scaleRelated Words food chain, pecking order (also peck order); arrangement, array, disposal, disposition, distribution, sequence, series, setup; degree, echelon, footing, level, place, position, reaches, rung, situation, spot, standing, station, status

2 the placement of someone or something in relation to others in a vertical arrangement <the President's ranking in the polls is at its highest level since he took office> Synonyms degree, echelon, footing, level, place, position, rank, reach(es), rung, situation, standing, station, status, stratumRelated Words condition, estate, order, walk; capacity, function; rating