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top brass

noun [U + sing/pl verb]
 
 

Definition

the people with the highest positions of authority, especially in the armed forcesBosses, managers and directorsPeople in charge of or controlling other peopleGeneral ranks in the armed forces
(Definition of top brass noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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