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名詞

pecking order (plural pecking orders)

1. (zoology) The natural ranking of social status and dominance occurring in a group of birds.
2. (figuratively, by extension) The usually informal hierarchy of authority, command, or social status, as determined by the especially natural propensity for domination of different members of a specific group over each other, such as older brothers and sisters over their younger siblings.

   Synonym: hierarchy

   Antonym: equality

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