Superior (hierarchy)
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In a hierarchy or tree structure of any kind, a superior is an individual or position at a higher level in the hierarchy than another (a "subordinate" or "inferior"), and thus closer to the apex.
General
[edit ]A superior generally has the power to approve or deny requests from subordinates, within the scope of the relevant organization. The superior may control the careers of subordinates; for instance, they may have the authority to give raises or promotions.[1]
Superiors are given sometimes supreme authority over others under their command. When an order is given, one must follow that order and obey it or punishment may be issued.[citation needed ]
By organization
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Superiors in different organizations may have different titles, roles, and responsibilities.
Business
[edit ]In business, superiors are people who are supervisors.
Military
[edit ]In the military, superiors are people who are higher in the chain of command (superior officer).
Catholic Church
[edit ]A religious superior is the person to whom a cleric is immediately responsible under canon law. For monks, it would be the abbot (or the abbess for nuns); for friars, it would be the prior, or, for Franciscans, the guardian (custos ), for Minims, the corrector; for diocesan priests, it would be the local bishop. In religious orders with a hierarchy above the local community, there will also be superiors general and possibly provincial superiors above the local abbot, prior, or mother superior. The priest in charge a mission sui iuris is called an ecclesiastical superior.
See also
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References
[edit ]- ^ Thompson, Victor A. (1961). "Hierarchy, Specialization, and Organizational Conflict". Administrative Science Quarterly. 5 (4): 485–521. doi:10.2307/2390618. ISSN 0001-8392. JSTOR 2390618 . Retrieved 1 February 2024.
