Echelon (Noun)
Meaning 1
Status in a society or organization; "the upper echelon".
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The corporation's upper echelon gathered for a private meeting to discuss the upcoming merger.
- Only the most elite and influential members of the community were invited to join the upper echelon of the charity organization.
- As a young reporter, she dreamed of joining the upper echelon of investigative journalism, respected by her peers and admired by the public.
- The company's HR department worked to create a more inclusive workplace culture, recognizing that the upper echelon of leadership was predominantly male and heterosexual.
- In a country plagued by corruption, the upper echelon of government officials were often accused of embezzlement and cronyism.
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
A diffraction grating consisting of a pile of plates of equal thickness arranged stepwise with a constant offset.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Hypernyms
Meaning 3
A body of troops arranged in a line.
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.