Heterarchy
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈhɛtəɹɑːkɪ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Heterarchy is a noun meaning (uncountable) The rule of an alien; rule from without; government by an extraterritorial power.
Meaning
(uncountable) The rule of an alien; rule from without; government by an extraterritorial power.
More Meanings
- (countable) An example of this government.
- 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.
Example Sentences
When a group operates as a heterarchy, everyone is a leader in their own domain.
The proposed liberation of our largely undeveloped economy goes too far — the resulting foreign dominance of our markets would make us a heterarchy.
Despite installing puppet governments in the marches, the subjects of the empire’s conquered territories were still very conscious of living under heterarchy.
Word Forms
- heterarchies
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include heteronomy, heterotopia, heterology, xenotechnology, heterodromy, heteroecy.
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