non-hierarchical
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- non-hierarchically adverb
Example Sentences
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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
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
She prefers the term “listening with” rather than listening to — a non-hierarchical way of framing humans’ coexistence with the sonic environments all around them.
From New York Times • Mar. 27, 2022
Compost operates on a decentralized, non-hierarchical model, giving and receiving from multiple nonprofits and businesses.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2022
Many reindeer herders admire Feodoroff as an entrepreneurial maverick, a bridge between the modern capitalist society that’s endangered their way of life and the non-hierarchical Sámis, often more experienced in bartering than buyouts.
From Washington Post
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