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hierarchism

American  
[hahy-uh-rahr-kiz-uhm, hahy-rahr-kiz-] / ˈhaɪ əˌrɑr kɪz əm, ˈhaɪ rɑrˌkɪz- /

noun

  1. hierarchical principles, rule, or influence.

Other Word Forms

  • antihierarchism noun
  • hierarchist noun

Etymology

Origin of hierarchism

First recorded in 1840–50; hierarch(y) ( def. ) + -ism

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