high brass

British  

noun

1. brass containing 65 per cent copper and 35 per cent zinc, used for most applications

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Example Sentences

While she isn’t concerned about running out of competent, capable leaders among the high brass, she does have her concerns.

From Salon • May 1, 2026

The rest of the time he will be on the road, making speeches and drumming up enthusiasm at committee meetings, policy conferences, and get-togethers of the high brass of U.S. psychiatry.

From Time Magazine Archive

But in at least one respect, brusque George Kenney is more forthright than any of the high brass have been in books far.

From Time Magazine Archive

It took Giulio more than two years of arguing, pleading, cajoling, storming to convince Maserati's high brass that a twelve-cylinder engine was the logical evolution from their successful six-cylinder, 2.5-liter racer.

From Time Magazine Archive

Chamberlain could see, even at this distance: the high brass.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara