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
But in working with fellow Native and Indigenous artists and cultural producers, Garcia started to see the ways in which a non-hierarchical group could make an impact across the city.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 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
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
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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