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top brass

noun

Informal.
  1. brass.



top brass

noun

  1. informal(functioning as plural) the most important or high-ranking officials or leaders, as in politics, industry, etc See also brass

“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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Word History and Origins

Origin of top brass1

An Americanism dating back to 1935–40
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Idioms and Phrases

see under brass hat.
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After the Palisades fire ignited, top brass at the Los Angeles Fire Department were quick to say that they were hampered by broken fire engines and a lack of mechanics to fix them.

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"The Chancellor has repeatedly refused to rule out another tax raid in the autumn, and now we know why - Labour's top brass, including the Deputy Prime Minister, want to come back for more."

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Yet has the party's top brass understood how serious the threat could be?

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"The high officials, the top brass who aided and abetted, facilitated the fascist regime are still in their position," he says.

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Just what you want to hear about a civilian app used by the top brass in the Trump regime.

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