Echelon and Position

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Echelon noun - The placement of someone or something in relation to others in a vertical arrangement.

Usage example: jobs in the upper echelons of the company pay quite well indeed

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Position is a synonym for echelon in level topic. In some cases you can use "Position" instead a noun "Echelon", when it comes to topics like class.

Nearby Word: echeloned

Position noun - The placement of someone or something in relation to others in a vertical arrangement.

Usage example: holds the lead position in the standings

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Echelon is a synonym for position. You can use "Echelon" instead a noun "Position".

top	top echelon	top position
real	real echelon	real position
new	new echelon	new position
political	political echelon	political position
Other adjectives: highest, higher.

Example: Alizome Tor Fel-A, with "tor" indicating a position as special agent to the Autarch, "fel" being her membership in the "problem-solver" echelon, and "A" indicating the highest proficiency in that role.

Source: Law of Alien Names
Example: Alizome Tor Fel-A, with "tor" indicating a position as special agent to the Tzenkethi Autarch, "fel" being her membership in the "problem-solver" echelon, and "A" indicating the second-highest proficiency in that role (AA rating is incredibly rare, though).

Source: Franchise / Star Trek Novel Verse

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