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In December, Ben Schneider, a co-owner, pulled a milk crate full of antique brass hat hooks from a dusty crawl space beneath the roof and spotted behind it several decaying cardboard boxes that appeared to have been languishing there for decades.
—John Freeman Gill, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2020
Corruption allegations against junta brass hats have stoked public fury.
—Time, 21 June 2018
As for the North Korean military, Kim Su Gil in May was appointed the new chairman of the KPA’s General Political Bureau, thus its de facto top brass hat.
—Charlie Campbell / Beijing, Time, 8 June 2018
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Word History
Etymology
from the gold braid worn on the cap
First Known Use
1893, in the meaning defined above
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“Brass hat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brass%20hat. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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