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French word
hiérarchique
Pronunciation
IPA/jeʁaʁʃik/
Meaning
- adjectivehierarchical
Example
Cette entreprise est hiérarchique.
This company is hierarchical.
More examples
La communication se complique souvent dans une organisation hiérarchique.
Communication often becomes complicated in a hierarchical organization.
Core concept
An organization arranged in levels, with authority flowing from higher positions to lower ones.
Common phrases
structure hiérarchique
hierarchical structure
organisation hiérarchique
hierarchical organization
système hiérarchique
hierarchical system
Similar words
autoritaire: Using strict commands or control to make others obey.
rigide: Not flexible and resistant to changing rules or methods.
centralisé: Having decisions and authority concentrated in one central body.
bureaucratique: Focused on procedures, paperwork, and rules, often in a formal way.
Definition in French
Qui décrit une organisation en niveaux où certains éléments ont autorité sur d'autres.
Word origin
Hiérarchique derives from French hiérarchie, ultimately from Greek hierarkhia, formed from hieros, meaning sacred, and arkhein, meaning to rule, with -ique forming the adjective.
Usage tips
- Hiérarchique has the same form for masculine and feminine singular nouns, while the plural is hiérarchiques.
Opposites
- égalitaireegalitarianadjective
- horizontalhorizontaladjective
Related words
- hiérarchiserhierarchizeverb
- hiérarchisationhierarchizationnoun
- hiérarchiquementhierarchicallyadverb