"call tree" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: call trees [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} call tree (plural call trees)
  1. A hierarchy or tree of people (employees, students etc.) in which each person forwards a message to the next person down the line. The tree is arranged so that a single person can easily forward messages to all people. Synonyms: phone tree Translations (tree of people in which each person forwards a message to the next person): telefoonboom [masculine] (Dutch)
    Sense id: en-call_tree-en-noun-XoNTF4Kg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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