high-ranking

adjective

: having a high rank or position
high-ranking officials

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Most of their high-ranking members in Québec were in jail or waiting to go on trial for their part in that province’s biker war of the 1990s. Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2025 The presentation, which a source says was delivered to high-ranking general officers, including the US Army’s chief information officer, raised flags over how social media algorithms are being used to target service members. Dhruv Mehrotra, WIRED, 3 Jan. 2025 These investigations come while the NYPD grapples with concerns over its oversight practices and the potential abuse of power by high-ranking officials. Michael D. Carroll and Amir Daftari, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025 Presidents of both parties have installed acting officials in high-ranking positions in their administrations. Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for high-ranking 

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“High-ranking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-ranking. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.

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