top brass

noun

informal

: the people in the highest positions in an organization (such as the military or a business)

Navy top brass met earlier today.

—often used with the

The (company) top brass have/has decided that no action is necessary.

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Taylor’s defense team countered by calling current and former top brass at the Austin Police Department, many of whom had been involved in an internal probe into the DeSilva shooting. —

Tony Plohetski, Austin American-Statesman, 3 Dec. 2024 That echoes similar comments from top brass at other major companies, who have labelled remote work as an innovation and collaboration killer. —

Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 18 Oct. 2024 Israel has since inflicted major damage on the group in Lebanon, killing its longtime leader Hassan Nasrallah and eliminating many of the group’s top brass. —

Mostafa Salem, CNN, 29 Nov. 2024 She’s respected by top brass as a strategist and for her voluminous knowledge of precedent and the history of Hollywood labor contracts. —

Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for top brass