noun
- levels of command, authority, or rank in an organization or society
- military formations arranged in parallel lines with each unit positioned to the side and rear of the one ahead
Usage: military
Examples
- She worked her way up through the lower echelons of the company.
- The upper echelons of government made the final decision.
- He started in the bottom echelons of the organization.
- The military units moved in echelons across the battlefield.
- Only the highest echelons had access to classified information.
- The corporate echelons were restructured after the merger.