top-level
adjective
1
: highest in level, position, or rank
top-level executives
2
: involving people of the highest level, position, or rank
a top-level competition/meeting
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Within days, top-level scientists and center heads resigned en masse, citing political interference and a collapse of scientific independence.
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Robert Pearl, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025
Those criticisms came despite the fact Wiles was one of multiple top-level White House officials to participate in a photo shoot with Vanity Fair and speak with author Chris Whipple over the course of the year.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 16 Dec. 2025
Still, in response to another question from Fortune at the luncheon, Maxwell was forthright about this moment of transition, compared to everything he’s seen during decades in top-level consulting.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 12 Dec. 2025
Teams had until the end of one day to sign the 112-page document, which guarantees access to top-level Cup Series races and a revenue stream, and 13 of 15 organizations reluctantly agreed.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 11 Dec. 2025
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Robert Pearl, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025
Those criticisms came despite the fact Wiles was one of multiple top-level White House officials to participate in a photo shoot with Vanity Fair and speak with author Chris Whipple over the course of the year.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 16 Dec. 2025
Still, in response to another question from Fortune at the luncheon, Maxwell was forthright about this moment of transition, compared to everything he’s seen during decades in top-level consulting.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 12 Dec. 2025
Teams had until the end of one day to sign the 112-page document, which guarantees access to top-level Cup Series races and a revenue stream, and 13 of 15 organizations reluctantly agreed.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 11 Dec. 2025
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“Top-level.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/top-level. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
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