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noun Informal.

brass(def 5).

Origin of top brass

An Americanism dating back to 1935–40
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Related Words for top brass

executive, administration, board, authority, tycoon, magnate, administrator, representative, minister, bureaucrat, commissioner, agent, director, manager, officer, leader, secretary, judge, law, expert
British Dictionary definitions for top brass

top brass

noun

(functioning as plural) informal the most important or high-ranking officials or leaders, as in politics, industry, etcSee also brass (def. 5)
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Idioms and Phrases with top brass

top brass

see under brass hat.

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