administrative hierarchy
collocation in Englishmeaningsofadministrativeandhierarchy
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administrative
adjective
uk/ədˈmɪn.ɪ.strə.tɪv/us/ədˈmɪn.ə.strə.t̬ɪv/
relating to the arrangements and work that is needed to control the operation of a plan ...
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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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The organizational hierarchy of the major political parties parallels theadministrativehierarchyof the government-division, district and thana levels.
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Officers located at different rungs of theadministrativehierarchyinterpreted this situation in varying terms.
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Apart from specific quotas for each administrative rank, it set three main stages in theadministrativehierarchy, differentiated by the mode of assignment.
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It had been designed, and in earlier times had operated, as a highly centralisedadministrativehierarchy.
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Standing outside the officialadministrativehierarchy, a clerk was not subject to the administrative process of promotions and demotions and to changes in assignations.
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Rhinelanders did somewhat better in the next level of theadministrativehierarchy, that of the secretaries-general and sub-prefects.
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Formally, the provinces came under departmental authorities, but this tier of theadministrativehierarchyremained weak.
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Within theadministrativehierarchy, similar political functions are repeated at each level, only on a decreasing scale.
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In fact, the overcrowding did not only concern the lower levels of the newadministrativehierarchy.
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As mentioned above, the first positions of secretaries were introduced in theadministrativehierarchyof the board of police.
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From the description he gives, this career was also built up around a nine ranks hierarchy, even though the parallel with the officialadministrativehierarchyshould not be overemphasized.
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They shared a determination to pursue their objectives regardless of the barriers of culture and national boundaries, and of theadministrativehierarchybetween local and national government.
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The solution followed four main principles: creation of new positions integrated in theadministrativehierarchy, setting of specific quotas, payment of official salaries, and new mode of enlistment.
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The sheer volume of activities taking place within royal palaces grew, and the staff of officers, both male and female, was formally integrated into a centralizedadministrativehierarchy.
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Owing to the volume of that work, decisions have to be taken at a comparatively low level of theadministrativehierarchy.
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As we get more and more complicated administration we get a more complicatedadministrativehierarchy.
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They should be incorporated not just as advisers, but as an integral part of theadministrativehierarchy.
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The main reason for too many levels in theadministrativehierarchyis that they are not integrated with the specialist hierarchies.
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In theadministrativehierarchy, the team was the lowest level, the next higher levels being the production brigade and people's commune.
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