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Meanings of top brass in English

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Usage of top brass in English
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All the Atomic Energy Commission top brass said there was no danger.
Super
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SAPS top brass have commended the efforts of all the officers involved.
The South African
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Some might even say they're in the local authority's top brass, too.
The South African
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But the top brass felt otherwise and I had to follow orders.
Death angel
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Defying the top brass has great appeal for Democrats in an election year.
The Guardian
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The military's top brass had all tested negative so far, the Pentagon said.
Reuters
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Navy top brass to appear at Trentham Military Camp court martial.
Radio NZ
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The military top brass had shown no sign of supporting him.
Reuters
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The top brass don't have support among the rank and file.
Reuters
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The feeling about Ken among the top brass was unbelievably strong.
A journey: my political life
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It now seems to have piqued the interest of South Africa's top brass.
The South African
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Yet the ANC Secretary-General remains a firm fixture of the party's top brass.
The South African
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The communist party top brass rarely acknowledges anti-China sentiment even exists in Vietnam.
Reuters
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His scepticism about Trident is shared by many in the military top brass.
The Guardian
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But, rather, it was suggested during a virtual meeting of Parliament's top brass.
The South African
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Some protesters accuse the top brass of protecting the former leader.
The Guardian
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South Africa
Common
New Zealand
Less common
Ireland
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