high-ranking

adjective

: having a high rank or position
high-ranking officials

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Last November, federal police formally accused Bolsonaro and 36 others, including high-ranking military officers, of attempting a coup. Gabriela Sá Pessoa and Mauricio Savarese, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025 Recent strikes utilizing the rocket launcher include a strike in Kursk that killed six people on December 20, and an attack on a command post in Zaporizhzhia that killed three high-ranking Russian officers on December 27. Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025 Other than Yoon, high-ranking officials under investigation include the former defense minister, the head of the Army Special Warfare Command, as well as the head of the Defense Intelligence Command, raising huge questions over the nation's security preparedness. Charlie Campbell, TIME, 15 Jan. 2025 Listen to this article A high-ranking member of MS-13 on Long Island pleaded guilty Tuesday to seven murders, including the brutal killings of two high school girls that drew national attention. Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for high-ranking 

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“High-ranking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-ranking. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

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