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It means that you give your preferences in order of what you would prefer the most down to what you would prefer the least.

"What I'd really like for my birthday is a new car, but if you can't afford that, then I'd love for you to get me a job at your company, so I can buy my own car. But if they're not hiring right now, I guess I'd settle for an iPhone."

This sort of thing finds application in some voting systems, where voters can list their choices in order of hierarchical preference. The advantage of this is that it allows you to vote for the candidate that you'd really like to win, but still not be 'throwing away your vote' if that candidate has no realistic chance of winning the election.

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