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pecking order
peck·ing order (pĕk′ĭng)n.1. A hierarchy among a group, as of people, classes, or nations: "The astronauts had developed a pecking order that was military in its rigidity" (Tom Wolfe).2. The social hierarchy in a flock of domestic fowl in which each bird pecks subordinate birds and submits to being pecked by dominant birds.pecking order n 1. (Zoology) Also called: peck order a natural hierarchy in a group of gregarious birds, such as domestic fowl 2. any hierarchical order, as among people in a particular group peck′ing or`der
n. 1. Also, peck′ or`der. a dominance hierarchy of domestic poultry in which each bird's status is maintained by pecking a bird of lower status. 2. a hierarchy of status or authority in a social group. [1925–30] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | pecking order - the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative bodypower structure, hierarchyorganization, organisation - a group of people who work togethergovernance, governing body, organisation, administration, brass, establishment, organization - the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something; "he claims that the present administration is corrupt"; "the governance of an association is responsible to its members"; "he quickly became recognized as a member of the establishment"hierarch - a person who holds a high position in a hierarchy |
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pecking order
pecking orderThe hierarchy within a group or organization. There's definitely a pecking order in this company, and you're not going to do well if you don't know your place.See also: order, peckpecking orderThe hierarchy of authority in a group, as in On a space mission, the astronauts have a definite pecking order. This expression, invented in the 1920s by biologists who discovered that domestic poultry maintain such a hierarchy with one bird pecking another of lower status, was transferred to human behavior in the 1950s. See also: order, peckthe pecking order COMMON The pecking order in a group is the order of importance of the people or things within that group. Offices came in 29 sizes, according to your place in the company's pecking order. The British Medical Association issued a warning that doctors may be forced to draw up a pecking order of operations. Note: When groups of hens are kept together, a `pecking order' tends to form. This means that a stronger bird can peck a weaker bird without being pecked in return. See also: order, peckpecking order a hierarchy of status observed among a group of people or animals. The expression originally referred literally to chickens and other birds, the more dominant of which in a group get to feed before the others.See also: order, pecka/the ˈpecking order (informal, often humorous) the way a group is organized, with some members being more important or powerful than others: You don’t get a company car unless you’re pretty high up in the pecking order.This expression was first used by a scientist in the 1920s after studying groups of birds; he noticed there was an order when birds were feeding, with the strongest birds eating first.See also: order, peckpecking orderThe hierarchy of authority in a group. The term was invented by biologists in the 1920s to characterize the behavior of hens, who established their barnyard authority by one bird pecking another of lower status. It was transferred to human behavior in the mid-1900s. Lawrence Durrell maintained, “There is a pecking order among diplomats as there is among poultry” (Justine, 1957).See also: order, peckpecking order
pecking order a natural hierarchy in a group of gregarious birds, such as domestic fowl pecking order[′pek·iŋ ‚ȯr·dər] (psychology) A social hierarchy of prestige, dominance, or authority. (vertebrate zoology) A hierarchy of social dominance within a flock of poultry where each bird is allowed to peck another lower in the scale and must submit to pecking by one of higher rank. pecking order
peck·ing or·derin some species of birds and primates, the establishment of a graded dominance in members of a group by the use of aggression.pecking order the gradation of behavioural dominance between individuals in active groups of mammals and birds. The leader is dominant, and thus at the top of the ‘pecking order’ getting the best food and mates, the least dominant animal being at the bottom of the order. Birds often show bald patches where they have been pecked by dominant individuals.FinancialSeePecking-order viewpecking order
Synonyms for pecking ordernoun the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative bodySynonymsRelated Words- organization
- organisation
- governance
- governing body
- administration
- brass
- establishment
- hierarch
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