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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Philips has set up regular forums between staff and top brass in which process and product performance are closely reviewed.
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Byphil Wahba, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024
Up until then there had been an understanding among the top brass, orchestrated by Smith, one attendee told me, that Smith would remain chief executive into the 2020s.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 23 Sep. 2024
But recalcitrance among the top brass continued to thwart meaningful change.
—Sarah A. Topol, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2024
Meanwhile, the Navy has faced criticism that junior officers were arrested and prosecuted while top brass have dodged accountability, as internal discipline for senior-most leaders is almost always handled internally.
—Spencer S. Hsu, Washington Post, 29 June 2024
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Byphil Wahba, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024
Up until then there had been an understanding among the top brass, orchestrated by Smith, one attendee told me, that Smith would remain chief executive into the 2020s.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 23 Sep. 2024
But recalcitrance among the top brass continued to thwart meaningful change.
—Sarah A. Topol, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2024
Meanwhile, the Navy has faced criticism that junior officers were arrested and prosecuted while top brass have dodged accountability, as internal discipline for senior-most leaders is almost always handled internally.
—Spencer S. Hsu, Washington Post, 29 June 2024
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“Top brass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/top%20brass. Accessed 25 Oct. 2024.
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