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 the

The (company) top brass have/has decided that no action is necessary.

Examples of top brass in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The apparent corner-cutting illustrates how top brass at Florida’s flagship law school relaxed longstanding safeguards to fast-track the state’s top legal official into its classrooms — even as Republican leaders in Tallahassee demand greater transparency and oversight of university instruction. —Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2026

Nigeria’s response in recent months has included overhauling the military’s top brass and greater openness to working with American intelligence. —Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 2 Mar. 2026

Banks claims on Reality Check their exit was an order from top brass at the CW, the network airing the show at the time. —Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Feb. 2026

With the longer-term future of HBO Max somewhat uncertain given what could happen if it gets swallowed up by one of the world’s biggest streamers, Perrette pushed back on the idea that Netflix top brass would be unhappy with HBO Max rolling out across the world. —Max Goldbart, Deadline, 9 Feb. 2026

Rhymes for top brass

• alas
• amass
• bromegrass
• bypass
• chagas
• crabgrass
• crevasse
• eelgrass
• eyeglass
• groundmass
• harass
• impasse