All class structure synonyms

noun class structure

• hierarchy — any system of persons or things ranked one above another.
• power structure — the system of authority or influence in government, politics, education, etc.: The state elections threatened to upset the existing power structure.
• food chain — hierarchy of organisms
• social structure — structure (def 9).
• dominance — rule; control; authority; ascendancy.
• order — an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate.
• position — condition with reference to place; location; situation.
• scale — a succession or progression of steps or degrees; graduated series: the scale of taxation; the social scale.
• grouping — any collection or assemblage of persons or things; cluster; aggregation: a group of protesters; a remarkable group of paintings.
• chain of command — the various individual officers, ranks etc that constitute a hierarchy each level receiving orders from the one above it and passing on the orders to the one below
• corporate ladder — the hierarchy of posts with a particular corporation or corporations in general
• placing — a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
• ranking — senior or superior in rank, position, etc.: a ranking diplomat.
• social stratification — the act or an instance of stratifying.
• stratification — the act or an instance of stratifying.
• corridors of power — the higher echelons of government, the Civil Service, etc, considered as the location of power and influence
• interests — the feeling of a person whose attention, concern, or curiosity is particularly engaged by something: She has a great interest in the poetry of Donne.
• power elite — a closely knit alliance of military, government, and corporate officials perceived as the center of wealth and political power in the U.S.