chain of command

音標發(fā)音

It has no clear structure or evident chain of command.
因為它沒有明確的組織或明顯的指揮系統(tǒng)。
Despite its fierce campaign of violence, the group has an undefined structure and no clear chain of command.
盡管博科海姆發(fā)動了極其暴力的運動，但該組織并沒有明顯的體系結(jié)構(gòu)和指揮系統(tǒng)。
That raises the possibility, at least, that secret data may have been captured by the keylogger, and then transmitted over the public internet to someone outside the military chain of command.
這至少增加了這樣的可能，即機密數(shù)據(jù)可能被鍵盤記錄器捕獲，然后通過公共互聯(lián)網(wǎng)被傳輸給軍事指揮系統(tǒng)之外的人。
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They came to light through the chain of command in Iraq on January 13.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Get a grip
The big idea that bubbled up through the chain of command was a long-haul counter-insurgency campaign.
ECONOMIST: Lexington
But congressional inquiries into the affair are looking higher up the chain of command.
ECONOMIST: Scrambling to control the damage

the way that people with authority in an organization, especially in the military, are ranked, from the person with the most authority to the next one below, and so on