episcopates

plural of episcopate

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hierarchies
Noun
  • Scholars have highlighted the ways in which Jim Crow informed the Nuremberg Laws, yet German colonial rule in Africa produced anti-miscegenation regulations and racial hierarchies that predate the Nazi period.
    The New Yorker, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
  • Networks of competence are prioritized ahead of hierarchies of authority.
    Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
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“Episcopates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/episcopates. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.

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