pecking orders
Dominance-based social structures
A pecking order is a hierarchy of status or dominance within a group.
The term comes from the literal order in which chickens peck at food—dominant birds eat first.
It extends to any social ranking: the pecking order in a corporate office, She quickly learned the pecking order among the nurses.
- seniorityRank from length of service
- social ladderHierarchy of societal status
- rankPosition in hierarchy
- betaGreek alphabet's second letter
- pack leaderDominant animal in group
hierarchy · superiority · status · power structure · dominance · instinctual behavior · alpha · classes · caste · establishments · pecking at · stratification · barnyard · flock · feudalism · subordination · hen house · authority
pecking ordersegalitarianism
Philosophy of universal equality
equality · classless society · level playing field · democracy · collectivism
pecking ordersdemocracy
Rule by the people
shared leadership · consensus · power sharing · decentralization · grassroots organization
pecking ordersmutual respect
Two-way esteem between parties
fellowship · solidarity · brotherhood · sisterhood · camaraderie
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