top brass
noun
informal
: the people in the highest positions in an organization (such as the military or a business)
Navy top brass met earlier today.
—often used with theThe (company) top brass have/has decided that no action is necessary.
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Israel has since inflicted major damage on the group in Lebanon, killing its longtime leader Hassan Nasrallah and eliminating many of the group’s top brass.
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Mostafa Salem, CNN, 29 Nov. 2024
She’s respected by top brass as a strategist and for her voluminous knowledge of precedent and the history of Hollywood labor contracts.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
Episodes often feature logistically complex armed attacks, guided from afar by the top brass, played by the likes of Kidman, Morgan Freeman, Michael Kelly, Jennifer Ehle, and Bruce McGill.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 18 Nov. 2024
Quincy Jones was asking me to do an impromptu audition in front of some of the biggest icons, present and past, in all of entertainment, not to mention the top brass at the National Broadcasting Company, home to The Cosby Show, Cheers, The Golden Girls, L.A. Law, and Seinfeld.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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Mostafa Salem, CNN, 29 Nov. 2024
She’s respected by top brass as a strategist and for her voluminous knowledge of precedent and the history of Hollywood labor contracts.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
Episodes often feature logistically complex armed attacks, guided from afar by the top brass, played by the likes of Kidman, Morgan Freeman, Michael Kelly, Jennifer Ehle, and Bruce McGill.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 18 Nov. 2024
Quincy Jones was asking me to do an impromptu audition in front of some of the biggest icons, present and past, in all of entertainment, not to mention the top brass at the National Broadcasting Company, home to The Cosby Show, Cheers, The Golden Girls, L.A. Law, and Seinfeld.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Top brass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/top%20brass. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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