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top brass

noun

, Informal.

top brass

informal.
functioning as plural the most important or high-ranking officials or leaders, as in politics, industry, etc See also brass

An Americanism dating back to 1935–40

see under brass hat .

Violation of gravitas is being taken ‘extremely seriously’ by army top brass, source says.

A source said that while the video may be entertaining, the incident is being taken ‘extremely seriously’ by army top brass.

All the while, few soldiers were to be seen anywhere, clearly having been instructed by top brass to keep a low profile.

Arguably it was this contempt for the top brass, more than anything, which was to save the world from a rain of death.

The results were so good that the top brass who came after Maple grew increasingly obsessed with numbers in general.

What were the Corps' top brass thinking of, anyway, to put so much on an untried kid just out of school?

All of us—all the Academy top brass—develop a foolproof test for cadet maneuvers.

The fit of the top brass therefore depends upon the fit strip being of the proper thickness from end to end.

By going through channels, George worked up from the woodwork to the top brass!

The top brass of Consolidated is giving you the green right down the line.

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