Adjective
classified according to various criteria into successive levels or layers
Source: WordNetA hierarchical society was only possible on a basis of poverty and ignorance. George Orwell
When executives lead as teachers, stewards, and designers, they fill roles that are much more subtle and long-term than those of power-wielding hierarchical leaders. Peter Senge
Hierarchical institutions are like giant bulldozers -- obedient to the whim of any fool who takes the controls. Edward Abbey
I like aristocracy. I like the beauty of aristocracy. I like the hierarchical feeling. James Salter
The difference between a leadership and a command company can be very great indeed, because in a hierarchical situation, people who have concerns about reactions against themselves would simply not put forward negative information. Marvin Bower
Even the striving for equality by means of a directed economy can result only in an officially enforced inequality - an authoritarian determination of the status of each individual in the new hierarchical order. Friedrich Hayek