higher-up

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But he said the man insisted Dunlap see the “bossman” and left him in the glass room for about five minutes as he went to get a higher-up.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

"Another participant exhibited more symmetric use but also compensated with their less-affected side slightly more often for higher-up points that were close to the mid-line."

From Science Daily • Nov. 16, 2023

If a higher-up criticized a story she handled, she took full blame.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 16, 2023

"All of this is happening on a very higher-up level, on the elite level," said Perez.

From Salon • Aug. 11, 2022

He was recruited to do this job, not by Kyril Montana, but rather by some other higher-up undercover police functionaries who had decided Montana’s approach to the whole affair was much too conservative.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols