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

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

Despite evidence of persistent problems with racial and gender discrimination, Rice said, the department’s top brass have seemed unwilling to embrace change. —Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026

Neither leader had a presence at Tuesday’s health committee hearing, where the state health care system’s top brass spoke about the consequences and possible responses. —Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 29 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for top brass

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