n .
an organization based on rank or degree ; pecking order 지위나 등급에 기반을 둔 조직체계 ; 사회의 서열

• George was very low in the State Department _____. In fact, his phone number wasn't even listed in the State Department directory.
  조지는 국무성의 지위체계에서 말단이었다. 사실상, 그의 전화번호는 국무성 전화번호부에도 나와 있지 않았다.
• There appeared to be no _____ in the newly discovered tribe ; there was no leader and, for that matter, no followers.
• 형용사는 _____cal.