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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The filmmakers and the top brass at Marvel were very open to my input from the very beginning, and that was encouraging and affirming.
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Derek Lawrence, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2025
The top brass at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences issued an apology today for not mentioning Oscar-winning No Other Land co-director Hamdan Ballan or the film by name in its initial response to his West Bank attack and detention on Monday.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 28 Mar. 2025
Upbeat sentiment on the streamer accelerated this week after a WSJ report that the company’s top brass shared some ambitious goals at an annual business review with senior staff – namely, plans to achieve a $1 trillion market cap and double its revenue by 2030.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2025
The charges say the coup only failed due to a lack of support among the military’s top brass.
—Constance Malleret, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Mar. 2025
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Derek Lawrence, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2025
The top brass at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences issued an apology today for not mentioning Oscar-winning No Other Land co-director Hamdan Ballan or the film by name in its initial response to his West Bank attack and detention on Monday.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 28 Mar. 2025
Upbeat sentiment on the streamer accelerated this week after a WSJ report that the company’s top brass shared some ambitious goals at an annual business review with senior staff – namely, plans to achieve a $1 trillion market cap and double its revenue by 2030.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2025
The charges say the coup only failed due to a lack of support among the military’s top brass.
—Constance Malleret, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Top brass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/top%20brass. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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