chain of command

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌchain of comˈmand noun [countable]  DECIDEa system in an organization by which decisions are made and passed from people at the top of the organization to people lower down 指挥系统；指挥链；行政管理系统 Symonds is third in the chain of command. 西蒙兹在指挥系统中坐第三把交椅。

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chain of command• What is the convoluted chain of command?• He was only doing what he was told by some one higher up in an endless chain of command.• The organisation is a hierarchy, with a formal chain of command.• Informed by the two farmers, local authorities passed the information up the chain of command.• This can be done through anonymous individual written evaluations, submitted to the supervisor and then on up the chain of command.

ˌchain of comˈmand nounChineseSyllable  

in an organization a which by system Corpus

chain of command
ˌchain of comˈmand noun [countable]
a system in an organization by which decisions are made and passed from people at the top of the organization to people lower down:
    Symonds is third in the chain of command.