| 词汇 | top-brass |
| 释义 | top brass noun[ U+ sing/pl verb ] uk /ˌtɒp ˈbrɑːs/ us /ˌtɑːp ˈbræs/ the people with the highest positions of authority, especially in the armed forces高层;（尤指）高级军官 Bosses & managers administration anti-management branch manager C-suite CAO co-president comptroller coo coordinator crew chief hierarchy industrialist layer line manager majordomo self-governing silent partner slave driver sleeping partner subdirector You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: General ranks in the armed forces top brass | Business Englishtop brass noun[ S or U ] MANAGEMENT, WORKPLACE informalukus(alsobrass) the most important people in an organization: The top brass also received benefits not given to the average employee. It has been sent to top brass and Ministers for their eyes only. Examples of top brasstop brass At that conference, some of the "topbrass" were present. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not take the view that there is any great danger of our "topbrass" leaving the country for higher wages and salaries overseas. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The authority has already hired the senior officials—the topbrass—for the new zonal administration. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In this case, the two sides are the police topbrass and those who loiter with intent. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are not only top-heavy with "topbrass"there; we are top-heavy with command"brass" in some of our theatres. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 And trouble, whatever the politically correct topbrass may say, is what they get. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is only because the cat has been let out of the bag that the topbrass are denying it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Simply reducing a layer of topbrass does nothing to remedy that. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I should like to talk about the differentials in the pay structure, and how the lower ranks have fared much worse than the topbrass. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I suggested that that is as much as the "topbrass" really know about atomic warfare today. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 On every occasion it was discovered that the topbrass had changed their minds. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Topbrass has always been an easy political target. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They were absolutely correct to ensure that the topbrass cannot simply dismiss junior directors and leave it at that. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I still consider that my expression "topbrass" is not inappropriate to the appeal committee. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Asked about women at sea, the commanders of ships—the captains, the commodores, the admirals and all the topbrass—say that it is a splendid idea. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of top brass These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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