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

All of the top brass attended this meeting, and everyone involved credited my partner Ricky and me as the masterminds behind the massive seizure. —Martin Suarez, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2025

But this more robust communications channel is quite welcome after decades of sterile chatbots and IVR that fail to offer a realistic experience to those trying to reach the top brass of any company anywhere. —John Werner, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025

Venezuela's top brass pledged allegiance to Maduro, but there is likely to be burgeoning concern in the military ranks about the impact of Western sanctions and embargos, weapons pipelines and maintenance issues, Solar said. —Ellie Cook john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025

There was no emphasis for the top brass to work on her music, so her music was shelved. —Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025

Rhymes for top brass

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