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

Step Back After the threat of a coup late last year, Tinubu reshuffled the Nigerian military’s top brass. — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 31 Aug. 2026

Mark, who was one of the top brass to respond to the October 2025 confrontation between Brighton Park residents and Border Patrol agents after Marimar Martinez was shot, exchanged a few words at a time with the only unmasked ICE agent in the group. — Evgenia Anastasakos, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026

Farther down the pews were top brass from WME and CAA, actor Adrien Brody, and former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. — Shirley Halperin, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2026

Consisting of over 30 members, the committee includes top brass from Robinhood, Nasdaq and CME. — Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for top brass

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