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echelon

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of echelon

the placement of someone or something in relation to others in a vertical arrangement
  • jobs in the upper echelons of the company pay quite well indeed
Synonyms of echelon

degree, footing, level, place, position, rank, ranking, reach(es), rung, situation, standing, station, status, stratum
Words Related to echelon

condition, estate, order, walk

capacity, function

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