10
hierarchy(noun, order, place, position, rule)
6
regime(noun, leadership)
5
power structure(noun, hierarchy)
4
order(noun, run, group, rule, class)
4
scale(noun, order, rule, system, society)
3
chain of command(noun, expression, idiom, order, society)
3
position(noun, order, place, level, rank)
3
pyramid(noun, order, ladder)
3
rank(noun, state, order, place, mark)
2
animal kingdom
2
breed
2
class(noun, state, order, place, position)
2
dominance(noun, hierarchy)
1
ancestry(noun, company, order, place, position)
1
arrangement(run, group, display, array, composition)
1
background(noun, company, place, position, circle)
1
birth(noun, company, order, place, position)
1
bourgeoisie(noun, company, place, position, circle)
1
caliber(noun, company, place, position, circle)
1
caste
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