non-hierarchical
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And oddly, some species shift between being hierarchical and non-hierarchical; Krakauer noted the "Golden-crowned Sparrow" in California as one example of a bird with a pecking order in winter flocks, but not otherwise.
From Salon ● Nov. 25, 2022
Earth First! was always loose-knit and non-hierarchical, driven by local chapters and the message spread by the Earth First!
From New York Times ● Sep. 28, 2022
The company is famously decentralized and non-hierarchical, and it can sometimes seem like every single engineer on staff is given the green light to ship whatever they made that week.
From The Verge ● May 11, 2022
Compost operates on a decentralized, non-hierarchical model, giving and receiving from multiple nonprofits and businesses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 2022
Worker cooperatives operate in many different ways, and Red Emma’s structure is entirely non-hierarchical.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 13, 2021
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