as in senior
of great importance or high rank
These military secrets are known only to a few high-level government officials.
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Federal officials typically are only meant to provide such high-level information through classified conversations, emails, or devices.
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Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 21 Apr. 2025
This included participating in a high-level interfaith meeting in Abu Dhabi in 1029, and signing a joint Document of Human Fraternity with the Grand Imam of al-Azhar, Ahmed el-Tayeb, that same year.
—Phoebe Natanson, ABC News, 21 Apr. 2025
In most fighting games, things like parries, feints, and special types of blocks can often be ignored by casual players, existing more as a toolkit for high-level competitors to go deep on the litany of mechanics on their way to building deep strategies.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2025
The decision came after a high-level meeting in Islamabad, where Sharif and officials reviewed the potential economic repercussions of the U.S. tariffs.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Apr. 2025
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Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 21 Apr. 2025
This included participating in a high-level interfaith meeting in Abu Dhabi in 1029, and signing a joint Document of Human Fraternity with the Grand Imam of al-Azhar, Ahmed el-Tayeb, that same year.
—Phoebe Natanson, ABC News, 21 Apr. 2025
In most fighting games, things like parries, feints, and special types of blocks can often be ignored by casual players, existing more as a toolkit for high-level competitors to go deep on the litany of mechanics on their way to building deep strategies.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2025
The decision came after a high-level meeting in Islamabad, where Sharif and officials reviewed the potential economic repercussions of the U.S. tariffs.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Apr. 2025
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“High-level.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high-level. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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