chain of command
noun phrase
: a series of executive positions in order of authority
a military chain of command
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War Secretary Pete Hegseth warned the video is urging the military to violate the chain of command.
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Eric MacK, FOXNews.com, 19 Mar. 2026
Police Chief William Pitmon said the change is recreating the chain of command that was in place several years ago.
—Naina Srivastava, Austin American Statesman, 13 Mar. 2026
Nevertheless, the selection of Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his father as Supreme Leader suggests that, however questionable his ability to reëstablish a chain of command, the hard-liners in the regime are doubling down.
—Bernard Avishai, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026
At the budget hearing in September, confusion over that chain of command clouded the debate.
—Jenny Staletovich, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
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Eric MacK, FOXNews.com, 19 Mar. 2026
Police Chief William Pitmon said the change is recreating the chain of command that was in place several years ago.
—Naina Srivastava, Austin American Statesman, 13 Mar. 2026
Nevertheless, the selection of Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his father as Supreme Leader suggests that, however questionable his ability to reëstablish a chain of command, the hard-liners in the regime are doubling down.
—Bernard Avishai, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026
At the budget hearing in September, confusion over that chain of command clouded the debate.
—Jenny Staletovich, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
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“Chain of command.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chain%20of%20command. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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