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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“There are high-level clinics in San José del Cabo,” he said.
From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026
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 • Mar. 26, 2026
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 • Mar. 24, 2026
Motyl gave the BBC dozens of what he described as "high-level research documents showing all sorts of harms to users on these platforms".
From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026
Present at the Alamogordo test range would be almost every high-level official of the Manhattan Project, from General Groves down.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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