chain of command
noun phrase
: a series of executive positions in order of authority
a military chain of command
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Yet the higher the official was in the chain of command, the greater their resistance to admitting that there was one.
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Cristian Farias, New Yorker, 21 July 2025
Established in the wake of the 2003 Columbia shuttle disaster that killed seven astronauts, the Technical Authority aims to ensure mission safety by allowing NASA employees at all levels of the agency to voice safety concerns to leaders outside their direct chain of command.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 21 July 2025
Then there’s Elon Musk, who has a whole list of time-saving and corner-cutting rules for staff, including a ban on big and frequent meetings, no chain of command or acronyms, and an encouragement to walk out of unnecessary conversations.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 20 July 2025
Corcoran doesn’t blame her chain of command at Fort Leavenworth.
—Kansas City Star, 8 July 2025
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Cristian Farias, New Yorker, 21 July 2025
Established in the wake of the 2003 Columbia shuttle disaster that killed seven astronauts, the Technical Authority aims to ensure mission safety by allowing NASA employees at all levels of the agency to voice safety concerns to leaders outside their direct chain of command.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 21 July 2025
Then there’s Elon Musk, who has a whole list of time-saving and corner-cutting rules for staff, including a ban on big and frequent meetings, no chain of command or acronyms, and an encouragement to walk out of unnecessary conversations.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 20 July 2025
Corcoran doesn’t blame her chain of command at Fort Leavenworth.
—Kansas City Star, 8 July 2025
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“Chain of command.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chain%20of%20command. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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