The phrase "a clear chain of command" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing organizational structure, leadership, or management practices to indicate a well-defined hierarchy.
Example: "In order to improve efficiency, the company needs to establish a clear chain of command among its departments."
Alternatives: "a well-defined hierarchy" or "a structured leadership system."
The commander would report directly to the immigration minister, creating "a clear chain of command", Mr Abbott said.
These are important matters, for companies work best when there is a clear chain of command.
Contrary to mainstream portrayals, Libya's smugglers are not one cohesive organisation with a clear chain of command, or identifiable assets.
There was a clear chain of command and a firmly established hierarchy of officials, with duties clearly apportioned between authorities.
He said his panel believed rebel groups had perpetrated war crimes but not crimes against humanity "because there is not a clear chain of command".
It is also easier in the Dujail case to establish a clear chain of command between Mr. Hussein and those who carried out the executions, the officials say.
Operating procedures for police escorts have been revised to ensure a clearer chain of command and guarantee that all road regulations are followed, Mr. Loriquet said.
He is also thought to want to transfer responsibility for lethal drone strikes from the CIA to the Pentagon's Joint Special Operations Command, which has a clearer chain of command and greater legal accountability.
He is also thought to be keen of transferring the main responsibility for lethal drone strikes from the CIA to the Pentagon's Joint Special Operations Command which has a clearer chain of command and greater legal accountability.
Mercifully, his capture did not lead to the sort of bloodletting that followed the arrest of drug kingpins in the past.Third, the government has tried to impose a clearer chain of command by turning the interior ministry into the mother ship of Mexico's myriad federal security agencies.
The objections to the system – that it was expensive, inefficient and a poor structure for organising the clear chain of command necessary to run a huge rail system – were reinforced by Bob Kiley, the former New York transport boss brought in to run Transport for London, whose assessment was that it was "fatally flawed".
