However, different levels or social spaces often interact or cut across with one another in complex ways that are not strictly hierarchical.

The community is strictly hierarchical, and managed by the village chief.

Using this method means that the structure of the document must be strictly hierarchical.

Honorifics in traditional Korea were strictly hierarchical.

The problem seems to lie in a strictly hierarchical tribal structure, where power is concentrated in the hands of the few.

Civil Air Patrol is organized along a military model, with a streamlined and strictly hierarchical chain of command.

Narn society (both before and after their century of enslavement by the Centauri) is strictly hierarchical and based on a class system.

The chairman also moved to devolve more autonomy to the profit centres and changing from a strictly hierarchical organizational structure to one based on teams.

The organization was strictly hierarchical and the hierarchy was kept secret even among members, as far as possible.

This was a strictly hierarchical structure in which orders flowed from the top, and unquestioning loyalty was given to superiors.