at the head of

idiom

: at the top of (a ranking)
She's at the head of her class.

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Bondi's appointment would install a Trump loyalist at the head of the Department of Justice if Trump were to pursue his threats to go after his political enemies. Ivana Saric, Axios, 13 Jan. 2025 Still, the relationship between the two billionaires at the head of the race remains cordial. Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025 While Whoopi Goldberg took her seat at the head of the table without issue amid the festive décor, commotion was heard among the other cohosts as the Oscar-winning actress attempted to moderate the show's first Hot Topic of the day. EW.com, 27 Nov. 2024 Once everyone had ordered—al-Gharbi asked for antipasti without pork and a nonalcoholic beer—Klinenberg, at the head of the table, returned to Manza’s question. Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for at the head of 

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“At the head of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20the%20head%20of. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.

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