high-level

American  

[hahy-lev-uhl] / ˈhaɪˈlɛv əl /

adjective

1. undertaken by or composed of participants having a high status.

   a high-level meeting; a high-level investigation.

2. having senior authority or high status.

   high-level personnel.

3. (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.

4. Military. (of aerial warfare) undertaken at or from a high altitude.

   high-level bombing; a high-level attack.

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high-level British  

adjective

1. (of conferences, talks, etc) involving very important people

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Etymology

Origin of high-level

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

But Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent—who has been leading the high-level talks with Beijing for the U.S.—refused to engage, the people said, maintaining that Taiwan wasn’t part of the trade remit.

From The Wall Street Journal

Rail services did not operate at all from Glasgow Central's high-level platforms for 10 days after the fire.

From BBC

After that, United will move on to the planning strategy, the procurement strategy and the high-level engineering design.

From BBC

Axios also reported that the U.S. and a group of regional mediators were waiting for Tehran to weigh in on the possibility of high-level talks as soon as Thursday.

From MarketWatch

"There is a moment to seize, it is historic, and that moment is now," Barrot said, calling for "high-level political dialogue" with the Lebanese government.

From Barron's

Related Words

• eminent
• esteemed
• great
• influential
• of note
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