high-level
Americanadjective
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undertaken by or composed of participants having a high status.
a high-level meeting; a high-level investigation.
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having senior authority or high status.
high-level personnel.
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(of a programming language) based on a vocabulary of Englishlike statements for writing program code rather than the more abstract instructions typical of assembly language or machine language.
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Military. (of aerial warfare) undertaken at or from a high altitude.
high-level bombing; a high-level attack.
adjective
Etymology
Origin of high-level
First recorded in 1875–80
Example Sentences
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Unlike most high-level presidential appointees, the Arctic commission chair — who is eligible only for a stipend of up to about $55,000 a year — is not a federal employee under the law.
From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2026
Ties between the nuclear-armed Asian giants have been warming again recently, with flights, visas and high-level contacts gradually being restored.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
Beggs said a "low-level to high-level community order, we suggest is the likely outcome".
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
Other A.I. agents attacked OpenAI itself, getting high-level access to some of the company’s computers.
From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026
My panic zoomed into high-level terror and I frantically pounded on the door with all my might, screaming in a high-pitched, fervent squawk, “BILLLLYYYYY- YYY!”
From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride
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