the lower echelons of the bureaucracy
the industry's top echelon
We heard stories of corruption in the upper/higher echelons of the firm.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
ech|e|lon — «EHSH uh lon», noun, adjective, verb. –n. 1. the arrangement of troops, ships, planes, tanks, and other mechanized equipment, or artillery in a steplike formation. 2. Figurative. a level of command or authority. A unit of an army such as a… … Useful english dictionary
top-ech|e|lon — «TOP EHSH uh lon», adjective. high anking; of a high level of command or authority: »top echelon administrators … Useful english dictionary
ech — ech; ech·ard; ech·e·lon·ment; ech·e·ne·id; ech·e·ne·is; ech·e·ve·ria; ech·i·na·cea; ech·i·nid·ea; ech·i·nite; ech·i·noch·loa; ech·i·nod·era; ech·i·nod·er·es; ech·i·nod·er·id; ech·i·nod·o·rus; ech·i·noi·dea; ech·i·nol·o·gy; ech·i·nop·a·nax;… … English syllables
lon — abu·ti·lon; al·a·lon·ga; al·lon·gé; amy·e·lon·ic; an·thrax·y·lon; ar·au·car·i·ox·y·lon; ar·che·lon; ar·chi·ceph·a·lon; as·ter·ox·y·lon; az·lon; bab·y·lon; bab·y·lon·ic; bab·y·lon·ish; bal·lon; bal·lon·né; ber·til·lon·age; ber·til·lon; bil·lon;… … English syllables
echelon — ech·e·lon … English syllables
echelon — ech|e|lon [ˈeʃəlɔn US la:n] n [Date: 1700 1800; : Frenc] 1.) also echelons a rank or level of authority in an organization, business etc, or the people at that level upper/higher/lower echelons ▪ the upper echelons of government ▪ Their clients… … Dictionary of contemporary English
echelon — ech|e|lon [ eʃə,lan ] noun count 1. ) one of the levels of status or authority in an organization, or the people in that level: upper/lower echelons: the upper echelons of power 2. ) an arrangement of soldiers, ships, or aircraft in which each… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
echelonment — ech·e·lon·ment … English syllables
echelon — ech•e•lon [[t]ˈɛʃ əˌlɒn[/t]] n. 1) a level of command, authority, or rank 2) mil a stepped formation, as of troops, ships, or planes, in which individuals or elements are arranged in parallel lines, each to the right or left of the one in front… … From formal English to slang
-dac·ty·lous; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… … English syllables
