rigid hierarchy

collocation in English

meaningsofrigidandhierarchy

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rigid
adjective
uk
/ˈrɪdʒ.ɪd/us
/ˈrɪdʒ.ɪd/
stiff or fixed; not able to be bent ...
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hierarchy
noun[C]
uk
/ˈhaɪə.rɑː.ki/us
/ˈhaɪ.rɑːr.ki/
a system in which people or things are arranged according to ...
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(Definition ofrigidandhierarchyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Rigidhierarchyand arbitrary authority led to sycophantism, fear, and obeisance.
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The lack ofrigidhierarchyenabled him to recruit warriors regardless of the sentiments of the larger community.
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A peculiar organizational culture emerges in which each individual within therigidhierarchyof authority relations becomes subservient to those above while dominating those below.
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There is the acceptance of arigidhierarchyin the hospitals, with the consultant at the top and the patient at the bottom.
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I am loth to use the phrase "performance tables" because it implies arigidhierarchyand simplistic stratification.
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It is not wise to establish anyrigidhierarchywith regard to re-use and recycling; in some countries recycling works better, whilst in some regions re-use is more effective.
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It was characterized by arigidhierarchyand centralization.
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It maintained arigidhierarchyas abbots and bishops were all members of the nobility and canons were all members of wealthy bourgois families.
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It involves arigidhierarchyof social classes, based on examinations.
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The tory corporatist culture is organized withrigidhierarchydefined by birth and age.
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However, due to their incompatible social standing and therigidhierarchyof the court, continuing the liaison is clearly impossible.
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It had arigidhierarchyand robust centralization.
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She lobbied for a reduction in therigidhierarchywithin the association and the placing of more power in the hands of capable and heroic leaders.
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They also tend to be impatient with the bureaucracy, rigid hierarchies, and the politics prevalent in many professions.
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They had little taste for a strictly imposed rule-oriented traditional system with its rigid hierarchies, sharp pillarized boundaries and strictly orthodox religious doctrines.
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