heterarchy
/ˈhɛtəɹɑːkɪ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A system of organization where the elements of the organization are unranked (non-hierarchical) or where they possess the potential to be ranked a number of different ways.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Despite installing puppet governments in the marches, the subjects of the empire’s conquered territories were still very conscious of living under heterarchy."
- "The proposed liberation of our largely undeveloped economy goes too far — the resulting foreign dominance of our markets would make us a heterarchy."
- "When a group operates as a heterarchy, everyone is a leader in their own domain."
Etymology
From heter- (“other, different”) + -archy (“rule”).; equivalent to Katharevousa ἑτεραρχία (eterarchía) / Dimotiki ετεραρχία (eterarchía).
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈhɛtəɹɑːkɪ/
Usage
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Frequently Paired Words
heterarch
heterarchical