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Spanish word
jerárquico
Pronunciation
IPA/xeˈɾaɾkiko/
Meaning
- adjectivehierarchical
Example
La empresa es jerárquica.
The company is hierarchical.
More examples
En esa oficina las decisiones pasan por una cadena jerárquica.
In that office decisions pass through a hierarchical chain.
Core concept
A pyramid of stacked tiers with a small top level.
Common phrases
estructura jerárquica
hierarchical structure
organización jerárquica
hierarchical organization
nivel jerárquico
hierarchical level
Similar words
centralizado: Concentrating decision-making authority at the organizational center.
concentrado: Concentrating power or resources strongly in a single person or unit.
escalonado: Arranged in successive steps or stages that form a clear stepped order.
Definition in Spanish
Que describe algo dispuesto en niveles, con diferencias claras de rango, autoridad o importancia.
Word origin
Adjective from Spanish jerarquía, ultimately from Latin hierarchia and Greek ἱεραρχία, denoting an ordered system of ranks.
Usage tips
- Often used about workplaces or people (e.g., 'es muy jerárquico'), and as an adjective it agrees in gender and number: jerárquica, jerárquicos, jerárquicas.
Opposites
- horizontalhorizontaladjective
- igualitarioegalitarianadjective
Related words
- jerarquíahierarchynoun
- jerarquizarhierarchizeverb
- jerárquicamentehierarchicallyadverb