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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These seniors are former high-level workers in government and scientific fields who have an excellent understanding of the politics driving the administration’s agenda, and they are organizing to protest it.
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026
"Which other world champion on my level - a high-level athlete on earth - would do a performance in front of 1,500 in Pattaya?"
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
“I didn’t start with a negative view,” Robert Malley, a high-level negotiator under Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, and Joe Biden, told me.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026
Malaysian Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan told reporters in May that his country remained opposed to high-level talks while "oppression is still taking place".
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
To learn anything more about the quarter, I would have to cast a series of high-level divination spells on it.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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