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top brass

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noun Informal.

brass (def. 5).

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Origin of top brass

An Americanism dating back to 1935–40

Words nearby top brass

topazolite, topaz quartz, top banana, top billing, top boot, top brass, topcastle, top cat, topcoat, top dead-centre, top dog
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Words related to top brass

executive, administration, board, authority, tycoon, magnate, administrator, civil servant, representative, minister, bureaucrat, commissioner, agent, director, manager, officer, leader, secretary, judge, law

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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