heterarchy

== English == === Etymology === From heter- (“other, different”) +‎ -archy (“rule”).; equivalent to Katharevousa ἑτεραρχία (eterarchía) / Dimotiki ετεραρχία (eterarchía). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) enPR: hĕʹtəräkĭ, IPA(key): /ˈhɛtəɹɑːkɪ/ === Noun === heterarchy (countable and uncountable, plural heterarchies) (uncountable) The rule of an alien; rule from without; government by an extraterritorial power. (countable) An example of this government. A system of organization where the elements of the organization are unranked (non-hierarchical) or where they possess the potential to be ranked a number of different ways. When a group operates as a heterarchy, everyone is a leader in their own domain. ==== Derived terms ==== heterarchic ==== Related terms ==== heterarch heterarchical ==== References ====