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also peck orders
as in rankings
the way in which people or things in a group or organization are placed in a series of levels with different importance or status
As an assistant manager, he was pretty low in the company's pecking order.
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Noun
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Authority and rulership collapsed, and the familiar structures of the Holy Roman Empire were overturned, exposing the fragility of the existing social and religious hierarchies.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Sep. 2025 -
There is a form of right-of-center liberalism that is content with status hierarchies, that is very unhappy with anything that makes people feel reprimanded.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
23 Sep. 2025
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As part of the airport’s nearly $4 billion Terminal 1 renovation project, local restaurants, cafes, fast food chains and specialty stores are landing inside.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Sep. 2025
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The buzziest beauty companies looked to grocery shelves and food chains for inspiration this year.—
Sonal Dutt,
PEOPLE,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Pecking orders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pecking%20orders. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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