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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Marvel knows fans will go either way on this choice, but top brass lay out their reasoning.
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Nick Romano, EW.com, 5 Mar. 2025
Amid the legal battles surrounding Corpus, the Bay Area News Group first reported that county officials had been in contact with the FBI regarding allegations of widespread misconduct among the sheriff’s department’s top brass.
—Ryan MacAsero, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2025
This facelift comes as the Barbican has shaken up its top brass over the last year.
—George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 20 Feb. 2025
Its war with Israel wiped out Hezbollah’s top brass, destroyed large chunks of its arsenal and left the country with a multibillion-dollar bill for reconstruction.
—Christina Goldbaum, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Nick Romano, EW.com, 5 Mar. 2025
Amid the legal battles surrounding Corpus, the Bay Area News Group first reported that county officials had been in contact with the FBI regarding allegations of widespread misconduct among the sheriff’s department’s top brass.
—Ryan MacAsero, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2025
This facelift comes as the Barbican has shaken up its top brass over the last year.
—George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 20 Feb. 2025
Its war with Israel wiped out Hezbollah’s top brass, destroyed large chunks of its arsenal and left the country with a multibillion-dollar bill for reconstruction.
—Christina Goldbaum, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Top brass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/top%20brass. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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