top-ranking
adjective
: having the highest rank : most important, powerful, or successful
top-ranking officials/students
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Patel has plans to fire some of the top-ranking officials at the Justice Department and demote employees who investigated Trump during his first presidential race in 2016.
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Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 5 Dec. 2024
Adam Bernardin, who has a top-ranking Giant Schnauzer, tells PEOPLE more about the benching guidelines.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 28 Nov. 2024
The top-ranking issue in every survey conducted exclusively by Redfield & Wilton Strategies on behalf of Newsweek, for a 16-month period in the lead up to the election, was the economy.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
At the time, some top-ranking Democrats called out Bloomberg for his connection to the Republican party.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2024
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Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 5 Dec. 2024
Adam Bernardin, who has a top-ranking Giant Schnauzer, tells PEOPLE more about the benching guidelines.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 28 Nov. 2024
The top-ranking issue in every survey conducted exclusively by Redfield & Wilton Strategies on behalf of Newsweek, for a 16-month period in the lead up to the election, was the economy.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
At the time, some top-ranking Democrats called out Bloomberg for his connection to the Republican party.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Top-ranking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/top-ranking. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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