Definition of pecking order Pecking order
peck•ing or•der
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What does pecking order mean?
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| pecking order - the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body | ||
| hierarchy, power structure | ||
| organisation, organization the activity or result of distributing or disposing persons or things properly or methodically; "his organization of the work force was very efficient" | ||
| governing body, governance, administration, brass, establishment, organisation, organization the act of meting out justice according to the law | ||
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Wiktionary 
- pecking order (Noun)
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.
