high-level
adjective
high-lev·el
ˈhī-ˈle-vəl 
1
: occurring, done, or placed at a high level
2
: being of high importance or rank
high-level diplomats
3
: of, relating to, or being a computer programming language (such as BASIC or Pascal) which is similar to a natural language (such as English) and in which each statement is translated by a compiler usually into several machine language instructions
4
: relating to or being nuclear waste that contains highly concentrated radioactive components which are environmentally hazardous
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Two of her longtime associates, Greg Campbell, a former high-level staffer in the California Assembly, and Sean McCluskie, an aide to former Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, were charged with related crimes and are expected to plead guilty.
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Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 22 Nov. 2025
But while many Ukrainians expressed fury over the scandal, some also noted the investigations also proved Ukraine was capable of uncovering high-level corruption.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 21 Nov. 2025
Distrust of state institutions is at an all-time high, weeks into the Madlanga Commission, a high-level inquiry on allegations that top politicians and police officials were interfering in police investigations in the interests of crime syndicates.
—Zanele Mji, Time, 21 Nov. 2025
The type of experience that Cheney brought to the Bush administration was more extensive than most, but a record of high-level service used to be the norm for top officials.
—Zac Anderson, USA Today, 19 Nov. 2025
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Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 22 Nov. 2025
But while many Ukrainians expressed fury over the scandal, some also noted the investigations also proved Ukraine was capable of uncovering high-level corruption.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 21 Nov. 2025
Distrust of state institutions is at an all-time high, weeks into the Madlanga Commission, a high-level inquiry on allegations that top politicians and police officials were interfering in police investigations in the interests of crime syndicates.
—Zanele Mji, Time, 21 Nov. 2025
The type of experience that Cheney brought to the Bush administration was more extensive than most, but a record of high-level service used to be the norm for top officials.
—Zac Anderson, USA Today, 19 Nov. 2025
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“High-level.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-level. Accessed 25 Nov. 2025.
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