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top management

British  

noun

  1. the most senior staff of an organization or business, including the heads of various divisions or departments led by the chief executive Compare middle management

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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A separate source said: "It's like corporate gaslighting with top management saying that everything is going fine when all evidence is to the contrary. "

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

That deal brought to the C-suite the acquired company’s top management and its cost-cutting culture; in the Boeing corridors, the standing joke was that “McDonnell Douglas bought Boeing with Boeing’s money.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2025

Those buybacks came amid big paydays for top management, which Bed Bath & Beyond said in regulatory filings were intended to align with financial performance.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 6, 2024

The latest appointment follows changes in top management at the firm this year.

From Reuters • Nov. 15, 2023

Apparently the top management of the joint used these cells for other things than mere containment of unruly prisoners.

From Highways in Hiding by Smith, George Oliver

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