heterarchy

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Synonyms: hierarchy, tetrarchy, heirarchy

Antonyms: hierarchy, tetrarchy, heirarchy

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|uncountable}} The [[rule#Verb|rule]] of an [[alien]]; rule from [[without]]; [[government]] by an [[extraterritorial]] [[power]].<ref name="OED"/>
2. {{lb|en|countable}} An [[example]] of this government.
3. A system of organization where the elements of the organization are unranked (non-hierarchical) or where they possess the potential to be ranked a number of different ways.<ref>Crumley, Carole L. (January 1995). "Heterarchy and the Analysis of Complex Societies" (PDF). Archeological Papers of the American Anthropological Association 6 (1): 1–5. doi:10.1525/ap3a.1995.6.1.1. Retrieved 26 February 2014.</ref>

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