non-hierarchical
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Vicky Aspinall, the band’s first violinist, notes, “The real feminist aspect of the group was that it was non-hierarchical, the fact that we were collaborative and didn’t have a leader.”
From Salon • Jul. 22, 2025
Unlike the Catholic Church, the SBC has a non-hierarchical structure.
From Washington Post • May 22, 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
Ghersi said she sees each record as non-hierarchical; she suggests listening to the albums in one go, even if it isn’t in order.
From New York Times • Dec. 3, 2021
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