as in level
the placement of someone or something in relation to others in a vertical arrangement
jobs in the upper echelons of the company pay quite well indeed
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Recent Examples of echelon
Babygirl — the hypersexual (and strangely festive) A24 film starring Nicole Kidman and Harris Dickinson, which hits cinemas on Christmas Day — explores similar dynamics in the upper echelons of the corporate world.
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Louis Staples, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2024
After the Mainland’s close, a statement was released from today’s meeting of the Politburo, which is the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, i.e. the highest echelon of China’s government, which was presided over by President Xi.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
The Gregg Wallace saga has reached the highest echelons of UK government.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 2 Dec. 2024
Driven by his instincts, Fok begins to dig deeper into the case, uncovering a labyrinthine conspiracy that threads through Hong Kong’s criminal underworld and its upper echelons of power.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 Dec. 2024
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Louis Staples, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2024
After the Mainland’s close, a statement was released from today’s meeting of the Politburo, which is the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, i.e. the highest echelon of China’s government, which was presided over by President Xi.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
The Gregg Wallace saga has reached the highest echelons of UK government.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 2 Dec. 2024
Driven by his instincts, Fok begins to dig deeper into the case, uncovering a labyrinthine conspiracy that threads through Hong Kong’s criminal underworld and its upper echelons of power.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for echelon
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This year, the community has experienced higher than normal levels of Norovirus.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
18 Jan. 2025
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They’re expected to stay above 2023 and 2024 levels until at least halfway through the year.—
Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
18 Jan. 2025
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The rankings determined which teams received coveted opening-round byes and which played lucrative home games.—
Jon Wilner,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Jan. 2025
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Welcome to Scott Wheeler’s 2025 rankings of every NHL organization’s prospects.—
Scott Wheeler,
The Athletic,
18 Jan. 2025
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After missing out on Morgan, USC set out on a months-long search that yielded several candidates from the NFL front office ranks, according to a person familiar with those discussions.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Jan. 2025
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Each player’s score was calculated by averaging his weighted rank from the fan votes, the player votes and the media votes.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
24 Jan. 2025
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Girma, after all, is widely viewed as the United States’ top defender and one of the country’s best young players regardless of position.—
Ryan Finley,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Jan. 2025
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The Phantoms are in a position to hire an attorney of Kessler’s caliber (and billing rate).—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
25 Jan. 2025
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Michigan and Louisville are also candidates to go from last place to the tourney.—
CJ Moore,
The Athletic,
20 Jan. 2025
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Beyond personal vacations, Evans’ work has granted him an even greater gift of not just popping in and out of a place, but really getting to know destinations across the globe.—
Rachel Chang,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Jan. 2025
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