"chain of command" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: chains of command [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|chains of command}} chain of command (plural chains of command)
  1. (military) The command hierarchy or structure in which one rank obeys the one above it, which obeys the one above it, and so forth. Wikipedia link: chain of command Categories (topical): Military Synonyms: command hierarchy Translations (hierarchy in which one rank obeys the one above it): ланцуг камандавання (lancuh kamandavannja) [masculine] (Belarusian), 指揮系統 (Chinese Mandarin), 指挥系统 (zhǐhuī xìtǒng) (Chinese Mandarin), kommandovej [common-gender] (Danish), commandostructuur [feminine] (Dutch), komentoketju (Finnish), chaîne de commandement [feminine] (French), ინსტანციათა ჯაჭვი (insṭanciata ǯač̣vi) (Georgian), სამეთაურო ჯაჭვი (sametauro ǯač̣vi) (Georgian), სამეთაურო იერარქია (sametauro ierarkia) (Georgian), დაქვემდებარების რიგი (dakvemdebarebis rigi) (Georgian), დაქვემდებარების წესი (dakvemdebarebis c̣esi) (Georgian), სამეთაურო ინსტანციები (sametauro insṭanciebi) (Georgian), სამეთაურო სუბორდინაცია (sametauro subordinacia) (Georgian), Befehlskette [feminine] (German), Dienstweg [masculine] (German), hierarchia służbowa [feminine] (Polish), cadeia de comando [feminine] (Portuguese), cadena de mando [feminine] (Spanish), befälsordning [common-gender] (Swedish), tjänsteväg [common-gender] (Swedish), komuta zinciri (Turkish), chuỗi chỉ huy (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-chain_of_command-en-noun-tJiZY8Xa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: government, military, politics, war

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      "word": "დაქვემდებარების წესი"
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      "word": "სამეთაურო სუბორდინაცია"
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      "sense": "hierarchy in which one rank obeys the one above it",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "tjänsteväg"
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      "sense": "hierarchy in which one rank obeys the one above it",
      "word": "komuta zinciri"
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      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "hierarchy in which one rank obeys the one above it",
      "word": "chuỗi chỉ huy"
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