command structure
Who reports where
Command structure is the hierarchy of authority within an organization, especially military or governmental, that determines who gives orders and who receives them.
It establishes chains of responsibility: The command structure was unclear, so no one knew who had final authority.
The term appears in discussions of organizational dysfunction, military operations, and institutional accountability.
- hierarchyRanked authority structure
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- top brassSenior leadership collectively
- leadershipAbility to direct others
- rankPosition in hierarchy
protocol · reporting · echelon · direct report · subordinate · delegation · top-down · channels · need to know · logistics · directives · standing orders · orders · military · war room · strategy · organizational chart · coordination
- armyinfantry, cavalry, soldiers, artillery, officers
- armiesdivisions, battalions, corps, soldiers, platoons
- hierarchiestier, tiers, level, levels, rank
- military commandgenerals, commanders, admirals, officers, captains
- military sciencestrategy, tactics, warfare, military theory, military operations
- Chinese MilitaryPeople's Liberation Army, ground force, military bases, military leaders, generals
command structuredemocracy
Rule by the people
self-organization · cooperative · grassroots organization · commune · participatory democracy
command structurechaos
Complete disorder and confusion
anarchy · disorder · disorganization · leaderlessness · free-for-all