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An autonomous person makes their own decisions without being influenced by anyone else; an autonomous country or organization is independent and has the power to govern itself.
An echelon is one level of status or rank in an organization.
A gradation is a series of successive small differences or changes in something that add up to an overall major change; this word can also refer to a degree or step in that series of changes.
A hierarchy is a system of organization in a society, company, or other group in which people are divided into different ranks or levels of importance.
The word homogeneous is used to describe a group that has members or parts which are similar or are all of the same type.
Taxonomy is the science of classifying plants and animals into an organized system.
Adj.
tertiary
TUR-shuh-ree
Context
In the chess tournament, Gilbert was placed just after second of fifty competitors, and so had a tertiary rank overall in the competition. He hoped to end up on top, but throughout play he continued in his same tertiary or third-place spot. Once having indeed taken third place, Gilbert felt like a third-rate player, and wondered if he would ever move beyond his customary tertiary position.
Apple, Blueberry, Third Is Cherry First is "A" for apple pie, second is "B" for blueberry, and tertiary or third is cherry!
Examples
Hospital administrators said they will appoint a white-ribbon panel of experts to help them design and staff the new wing, where defeating cancer will be the tertiary goal.
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The Onion
A corner back is a member of the secondary, which might more properly be called the tertiary, since it is the third wave of defense.
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Sports Illustrated
The practice of tinkering with shows is not uncommon — tertiary roles are often recast, for example — but this year changes have been far more sweeping.
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TIME
The opposition secondly suggests that the creation of knowledge workers through tertiary education offers some respite in the decline of the competitiveness of developed-country workforces.
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The Economist
