Akademik

noun /ˈhaɪə.ɹɑː.kɪ,ˈhaɪɹ.ɑːɹ.kɪ/

a) A body of authoritative officials organized in nested ranks.

b) Any group of objects ranked so that every one but the topmost is subordinate to a specified one above it.

See Also: hierarch, hierarchic, hierarchical, hierarchically