top-ranking
adjective
: having the highest rank : most important, powerful, or successful
top-ranking officials/students
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If not through reform, which has been attempted previously with only limited success, then perhaps through a military coup by disgruntled or even fearful top-ranking officers or former officers unwilling to risk another war like the one that killed their predecessors.
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Big Think, 25 Nov. 2025
The comments from the Brewers’ top-ranking officials, however, do not completely rule out a trade.
—Will Sammon, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025
Jeffries, who represents New York's 8th congressional district, has been the top-ranking Democrat in the House since 2022.
—Pilar Arias, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment didn’t publicly announce the departure of Scott Bookman, one of the agency’s top-ranking officials.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 15 Oct. 2025
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Big Think, 25 Nov. 2025
The comments from the Brewers’ top-ranking officials, however, do not completely rule out a trade.
—Will Sammon, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025
Jeffries, who represents New York's 8th congressional district, has been the top-ranking Democrat in the House since 2022.
—Pilar Arias, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment didn’t publicly announce the departure of Scott Bookman, one of the agency’s top-ranking officials.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 15 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for top-ranking
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“Top-ranking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/top-ranking. Accessed 3 Dec. 2025.
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