What's the term describing employer-employee and similar role relations?

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00:00 What'S The Term Describing Employer-Employee And Similar Role Relations?
00:35 Answer 1 Score 6
00:43 Answer 2 Score 5
00:57 Answer 3 Score 4
01:15 Answer 4 Score 1
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ANSWER 1

Score 6

This may not be the specialized term you are looking for, but I would call them complementary.

ANSWER 2

Score 5

These are often referred to as "hierarchical" relationships, in that they are structured in a vertical way. One person is subordinate to the other.

ANSWER 3

Score 4

I think you mention a good way of saying this in your question: it is a "dependent relationship" as in "determined or conditioned by another". In their contexts, the role of one depends on the role of the other, regardless of any power balance or hierarchical nuances.

ANSWER 4

Score 1

If the essential point is that both parties benefit from the relationship, I would call it symbiotic.