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Definition of pecking orders:

(n) : (figuratively, by extension) The usually informal hierarchy of authority, command, or social status, as determined by the especially natural propensity for domination of different members of a specific group over each other, such as older brothers and sisters over their younger siblings.
(n) : (zoology) The natural ranking of social status and dominance occurring in a group of birds.

Definition of pecking orders:

(n) : (figuratively, by extension) The usually informal hierarchy of authority, command, or social status, as determined by the especially natural propensity for domination of different members of a specific group over each other, such as older brothers and sisters over their younger siblings.
(n) : (zoology) The natural ranking of social status and dominance occurring in a group of birds.

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