pecking order noun
plural ∼ -ders [count] : the way in which people or things in a group or organization are placed in a series of levels with different importance or status
▪ As an assistant manager, he was pretty low in the company's pecking order. ▪ the pecking order of Washington politics
▪ As an assistant manager, he was pretty low in the company's pecking order. ▪ the pecking order of Washington politics
