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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Far from being repentant, Ritchie viewed the company’s subsequent stock-price wobble as vindication, and claims its top brass reached out to him personally, eager to mend fences.
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David Peisner, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2024
Xi and Putin have met more than 63 times overall and their respective top brass have high-level consultations every two weeks or so.
—Charlie Campbell, TIME, 17 May 2024
Nearly four years after the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer, the department has cleaned the house of its top brass.
—Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 15 May 2024
But her attempts to gain a bigger role in her father’s life or at Viacom were repeatedly rebuffed by the mercurial mogul, his live-in girlfriends and even Viacom’s top brass.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2024
Former President Donald Trump — and many of the world’s top brass that includes Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and LeBron James — made an appearance Sunday afternoon at Formula 1’s Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 6 May 2024
The gap between the lifestyles of the average Vietnamese and those of the party’s top brass is a touchy subject.
—Heather Chen, CNN, 12 Apr. 2024
Stephen Miller’s America First Legal foundation, in a letter sent to Disney’s top brass March 27, claims that initiatives to boost diversity and inclusion violate civil rights laws and have tanked the entertainment giant’s value.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Apr. 2024
Even top brass from the New York Police Department took issue.
—Nicholas Fandos, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2024
David Peisner, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2024
Xi and Putin have met more than 63 times overall and their respective top brass have high-level consultations every two weeks or so.
—Charlie Campbell, TIME, 17 May 2024
Nearly four years after the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer, the department has cleaned the house of its top brass.
—Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 15 May 2024
But her attempts to gain a bigger role in her father’s life or at Viacom were repeatedly rebuffed by the mercurial mogul, his live-in girlfriends and even Viacom’s top brass.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2024
Former President Donald Trump — and many of the world’s top brass that includes Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and LeBron James — made an appearance Sunday afternoon at Formula 1’s Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 6 May 2024
The gap between the lifestyles of the average Vietnamese and those of the party’s top brass is a touchy subject.
—Heather Chen, CNN, 12 Apr. 2024
Stephen Miller’s America First Legal foundation, in a letter sent to Disney’s top brass March 27, claims that initiatives to boost diversity and inclusion violate civil rights laws and have tanked the entertainment giant’s value.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Apr. 2024
Even top brass from the New York Police Department took issue.
—Nicholas Fandos, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2024
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“Top brass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/top%20brass. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
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