chain of command
line of command

How far up the chain of command must we look?

What I needed was someone in the chain of command.

You even tried to go around the chain of command.

"The only question is how high up the chain of command the decision was made."

That means the chain of command is down to me, you know?

You can pass the word up your chain of command.

Try to go up the chain of command, I guess.

In that case, you'll need to go even higher up the chain of command.

So, it is a very small chain of command for such a large area.

"My security people would have reported it up the chain of command to me."

When you report it, the form goes up through your chain of command.

This time he was too far up the chain of command to just be put out in the street.

"The chain of command is set up for a reason."

And we're all responsible to the same chain of command.

"We do know that the chain of command is looking at the entire situation."

"Do you understand the way the chain of command is supposed to work?"

Because that chain of command can and will save your life.

Smith and the entire chain of command above us are national security.

Jack knew he was no longer in their chain of command.

It was time to move this thing up the chain of command.

Once it had been necessary to get a higher chain of command involved.

He told them the chain of command and what positions to man.

"Get me something in writing that I can show my chain of command."

If there are problems with this, report them through chain of command.

She had much more faith in people low on the chain of command.