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top cat

British  

noun

  1. informal

    1. the most powerful or important person

    2. ( as modifier )

      the top-cat jobs

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Tigers remain top cat in less than one-fourteenth of their former habitat.

From Washington Post • Jul. 29, 2022

Remarkable kitties whose owners say have transformed - or even saved - their lives have earned nominations to be crowned top cat.

From BBC • Aug. 6, 2019

While they may pick a top cat, felines do not seem to require rigid hierarchies when a number of them live together.

From Time Magazine Archive

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