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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They too, however, increasingly chafe at state-imposed restrictions and high-level corruption.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
The two countries have no diplomatic relations and the first meeting in Washington was the first high-level set of talks between them since 1993.
From BBC • May 2, 2026
Indeed, there is a long precedent for high-level dismissals during wartime.
From Salon • May 1, 2026
A string of high-level Russian officials have visited North Korea in recent days, with Defence Minister Andrey Belousov meeting Kim on Sunday, according to official statements.
From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026
SD-03 continued rolling directly to the center of the roof, where a high-level Sixer wizard sat holding the Orb of Osuvox—the artifact generating the spherical shield around the castle.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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