Word of the Week

hierarchy

Meaning: a system in which members of an organization or society are ranked according to status or authority.

Example of using it in a sentence “in a school there is hierarchy of staff at the bottom there is a TA, HTA, teachers, head of years, head of departments, deputy heads and at the top there is the Head Teacher . "

This Greek word comes from the word for sacred ruler the person at the top of their hierarchy.

Spelling tip: we are breaking the word up like this just as we say it.

                                                               Hi + er + ar + chy

Use the word as many times throughout the week. This can be verbally, in your written work or listen out for other people using it.

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