echelonnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈeʃ.ə.lɒn/us/ˈeʃ.ə.lɑːn/a particular level or group of people within an organization such as an army or company:
These salary increases will affect only the highest echelons of local government.
the upper echelons of society
specialized military a special arrangement of soldiers, aircraft, or ships
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Organizations - position & status
- a rung on/of the ladder idiom
- apparatchik
- associate
- back seat
- be a big fish in a small pond idiom
- betters 2
- brethren
- comrade
- elite
- entry-level
- equal
- fellow
- low-level
- position
- pretender
- role
- second class
- senior
- standing
- subordinate
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The armed forces generally