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A '''command hierarchy''' is a group of people who carry out orders based on others' [[authority]] within the group.{{Citation needed|date = January 2016}} It can be viewed as part of a [[power structure]], in which it is usually seen as the most vulnerable and also the most powerful part. {{Citation needed|date = January 2016}}
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In a [[military]] context, the '''chain of command''' is the line of authority and responsibility along which orders are passed within a [[military unit]] and between different units. In more simple terms, the chain of command is the succession of leaders through which command is exercised and executed. Orders are transmitted down the chain of command, from a responsible superior, such as a [[commissioned officer]], to lower-ranked subordinate(s) who either execute the order personally or transmit it down the chain as appropriate, until it is received by those expected to execute it. "Command is exercised by virtue of office and the special assignment of members of the Armed Forces holding military rank who are eligible to exercise command." <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.whs.mil/library/mildoc/AR%20600-20,%2020%20August%201986.pdf|title=Army Regulation 600-20 20AUG86}}</ref>
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