heirarchical

Like the Mafia, yakuza are organized along heirarchical lines that replicate familial and political structures.

Girls U-10 Soccer Yakuza Con Chapman 2011

Don't ETA, IRA, Al Massoud Angelic Bombers of Revenge (err whatever) operate on the same lines - a sense of belonging; a goal/focus (ie blowing things or people up); a common enemy; heirarchical leaders exerting control - when hasn't this worked for the uneducated etc?

Pantsbomber psyche laid bare in messageboard archives (corrected) Boing Boing 2009

And apparently, the legacy of racism is that we can't really think of humanity as being non-heirarchical.

The Strongest Drug Steven Barnes 2010

The heirarchical and ossified structure is very much the same ... and it's a structure which does not include women in any significant positions of power.

Sexual Abuse of Women in the Church TK 2010

As a result, there was never a heirarchical structure speaking for black people, and different groups at different times stumped for different terms to apply to the descendants of African slaves.

Small Steps, Big Change Steven Barnes 2010

It saddens me to see so many schools misunderstand the evolution of what teachers can and could be to make them fit into the industrial age heirarchical model of their own youth.

Tuning in to the Blind Spots of this Generation 2009

It saddens me to see so many schools misunderstand the evolution of what teachers can and could be to make them fit into the industrial age heirarchical model of their own youth.

Archive 2009-05-01 2009

As governments tend to be monopolies, we cannot depend upon heirarchical structures to make them “pleasant” and “efficient.”

The Volokh Conspiracy » Read the Bill — A Response to Orin: 2009

Such a characteristic works fairly well with the ultra-heirarchical GOP, but is comparable to plugging a leaky dam with chewing gum among progressives and Democrats.

Poll: McCain Takes Lead In Key Swing State Of Missouri 2009

The law job market is much more heirarchical than the job market in other fields

Grad school and joint programs in a down economy Mary L. Dudziak 2009