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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Israel’s Defense Ministry said most of the top brass of the IRGC died in the attack.
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Ruxandra Iordache,dan Mangan,kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 13 June 2025
Meanwhile, the top brass is still hard at work pushing Scarecrow’s rent-by-mail service and launching the store’s return drop boxes across Seattle this summer.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 3 June 2025
Drawing parallels to the Vietnam War, Mario says that Colombian officers like himself came under fierce pressure from the top brass to run up the body count.
—John Otis, NPR, 27 May 2025
That policy was targeted last year in a letter sent to Disney’s top brass by America First Legal Foundation, a conservative group founded by White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 28 Mar. 2025
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Ruxandra Iordache,dan Mangan,kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 13 June 2025
Meanwhile, the top brass is still hard at work pushing Scarecrow’s rent-by-mail service and launching the store’s return drop boxes across Seattle this summer.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 3 June 2025
Drawing parallels to the Vietnam War, Mario says that Colombian officers like himself came under fierce pressure from the top brass to run up the body count.
—John Otis, NPR, 27 May 2025
That policy was targeted last year in a letter sent to Disney’s top brass by America First Legal Foundation, a conservative group founded by White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Top brass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/top%20brass. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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