27
order(noun, place, set, kind, position)
22
rank(noun, order, place, set, kind)
20
scale(noun, state, order, set, group)
16
position(noun, state, order, set, group)
12
sequence(noun, order, event, follow, rule)
12
power structure(noun, expression, idiom, state, order)
11
ranking(noun, state, order, set, group)
10
class(noun, order, place, set, kind)
10
degree(noun, order, place, set, kind)
10
pyramid(noun, order, set, group, manage)
9
gradation(noun, style, power, rule, gauge)
9
chain of command(noun, expression, idiom, order, set)
9
ladder(noun, order, set, style, group)
9
placing(noun, order, set, group, system)
9
due order(noun, expression, order, set, group)
9
echelons(noun, order, set, group, system)
9
group(noun, state, set, kind, way)
8
gamut(noun, rule, system, gauge, ruler)
8
class structure(noun, expression, state, order, set)
8
division(noun, order, set, kind, position)
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