pecking order
noun
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1
The natural ranking of social status and dominance occurring in a group of birds.
2
The usually informal hierarchy of authority, command, or social status, 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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