pecking order
/P EH1 K IH0 NG AO1 R D ER0/noun
- 1
The natural hierarchy of social status and dominance occurring in a group of birds.
- 2
The usually informal hierarchy of authority or command, often partial or approximate, as determined by the especially natural propensity for domination of different members of a specific group over each other, such as older brothers and sisters over their younger siblings.
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