Background
Background noun - The physical conditions or features that form the setting against which something is viewed.
Pecking order and background are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pecking order" instead a noun "Background".
Pecking order
Pecking order noun - The organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body.
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Synonyms for Pecking order
Background and pecking order are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Background" instead a noun phrase "Pecking order".
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- High School D×D has one constantly simmering in the background throughout the series, as Ratings Games are how Devil Kings sort out their pecking order and as heir to the house of Gremory, Rias is obligated to participate and keep her ratings up, bringing her Peerage along for the ride.
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