high-level

[hahy-lev-uhl]

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.

high-level

adjective

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of high-level¹

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

It turns high-level principles into real, scalable infrastructure with measurable impact.

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The authority added that it would set up a high-level investigation committee with the transport ministry and launch a "sustained lakeside safety enforcement operation" to ensure compliance with passenger limits and life jacket rules.

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Muttaqi is in India for a week of high-level talks with the government.

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North Korea has held a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of its ruling Workers' Party, with high-level foreign guests in attendance, state media said Saturday.

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Inside Walmart, top executives have started to examine AI’s implications for its workforce in nearly every high-level planning meeting.

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Related Words

• eminent 
• esteemed 
• great 
• influential 
• of note 
• outstanding 
• powerful 
• prominent