pecking order

Betekenis (Engels)

1. The natural hierarchy of social status and dominance occurring in a group of birds.
2. The usually informal hierarchy of authority or command, often partial or approximate, as determined by the especially natural propensity for domination of different members of a specific group over each other, such as older brothers and sisters over their younger siblings.

Concepten

rangorde

Synoniemen

hierarchy

power structure

hyponymy

hierarchical relationship

vertical relationship

peck order

Vertalingen

Hackordnung

hierarquia

hiérarchie

gerarchia di poteri

estrutura de poder

hierarquia social

ordem de importância

jerarquia

jerarquía

gerarchia

ordine gerarchico

Etymologie (Engels)

Calque of German Hackordnung.