a pecking order

the order of importance of the people in a group or an organization There's a clearly established pecking order in this office.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Brynhildr	-	Norse Mythology, Ancient Scandinavian
Ansaldo	-	Italian
Csenge	CHENG-ge	Hungarian
Isobel	-	Scottish
Matthei	-	Old Church Slavic
Leevi	LE:-vee	Finnish