Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

top brass

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.04 in modern English

Syllables: top brass
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A group of people who are the leaders or heads of an organization.

Colloquial; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The top brass of the army are up to various types of mischief and they do not want the public or even Members of Parliament to know about them."
"The general who turned the tide at Alamein was not, prior to his arrival in the Middle East, one of the very "top brass"; but he was a soldier, not a detergent manufacturer."
"On 3 January, Republican senator Rick Scott urged in a letter to Newsweek’s top brass to “reconsider its relationship with Vipp Jaswal”."
"The military's top brass were seen making the decision on Russian state TV, with Gen Surovikin reporting on the situation on the ground in Kherson."

Etymology

Originally military slang, from [the] brass (“high-ranking officers”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

top brasses (plural)

Synonyms

governance governing body organisation administration establishment

Questions

What does top brass mean?: A group of people who are the leaders or heads of an organization.
Where does top brass come from?: Originally military slang, from [the] brass (“high-ranking officers”).

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