pecking order

English Thesaurus

1. the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body (noun.group)

hypernym	:	organisation, organization,
definition	:	a group of people who work together (noun.group)

part meronym	:	administration, brass, establishment, governance, governing body, organisation, organization,
definition	:	the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something (noun.group)

member holonym	:	hierarch,
definition	:	a person who holds a high position in a hierarchy (noun.person)