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high-level

[ hahy-lev-uhl ]

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adjective

undertaken by or composed of participants having a high status:
a high-level meeting; a high-level investigation.
having senior authority or high status:
high-level personnel.
(of a programming language) based on a vocabulary of Englishlike statements for writing program code rather than the more abstract instructions typical of assembly language or machine language.
Military. (of aerial warfare) undertaken at or from a high altitude:
high-level bombing; a high-level attack.

high-level

adjective

(of conferences, talks, etc) involving very important people

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Word History and Origins

Origin of high-level¹

First recorded in 1875–80

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The explosion ripped through the port as Iranian and US delegations were meeting via mediators in Oman for high-level talks on Tehran's nuclear programme, with both sides reporting progress.

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This is how high-level US-Russian diplomacy is being conducted now in the Trump era.

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Marshals have ramped up security efforts in response to an increasing number of threats against judges and court personnel — including creating the Judicial Threat Branch to monitor and respond to high-level incidents.

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The announcement came as London hosted an high-level conference to mark the second anniversary of the conflict, where the UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy called for "a pathway to peace".

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Investigators believe the likely high-level professional burglars spent several hours inside the business.

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