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top brass

NOUN
administration
Synonyms
STRONGEST
board bureau cabinet committee department executive legislature management ministry presidency
STRONG
President admiral advisers chair chairperson command commander consulate directors embassy executives feds general headquarters officers officials powers presidium stewards superintendents supervisors upstairs
WEAK
chargé d'affaires front office governing body
NOUN
authority
Synonyms
STRONGEST
expert judge law
STRONG
Bible CEO arbiter aristocrat boss brains brass buff connoisseur czar egghead establishment exec executive feds governor guru kingfish kingpin pro professional professor pundit scholar specialist textbook upstairs veteran virtuoso whiz wizard
WEAK
big cheese big shot big wig city hall front office ivory dome power elite top dog top hand
Antonyms
STRONG
amateur greenhorn ignoramus proletariat rookie student
NOUN
chief
Synonyms
STRONGEST
captain commander director head leader manager ruler superintendent supervisor
STRONG
President bigwig boss chieftain dictator foreperson general governor honcho monarch overlord overseer principal proprietor ringleader sovereign suzerain
WEAK
big cheese big gun big wheel head honcho head person key player top cat
Antonyms
STRONGEST
employee follower
WEAK
apprentice servant subordinate underling worker
NOUN
commander
Synonyms
STRONGEST
administrator captain chief commandant director head officer ruler
STRONG
boss co czar don exec guru kingfish kingpin mastermind skipper
WEAK
big cheese head honcho head person high priest/priestess higher up lead-off person point person top banana top dog
Antonyms
STRONGEST
employee worker
WEAK
follower
NOUN
executive
Synonyms
STRONGEST
administration administrator boss chief commander director entrepreneur government leader management manager officer official supervisor
STRONG
CEO VIP brass businessperson co directorate exec governor head heavyweight hierarchy higher-up industrialist leadership skipper tycoon
WEAK
big wheel head honcho head person key player
Antonyms
STRONGEST
employee follower worker
NOUN
front office
Synonyms
WEAK
anteriority executive hierarchy upstairs
NOUN
management
Synonyms
STRONGEST
administration authority board executive
STRONG
bosses brass directorate directors employers execs executives head mainframe upstairs
WEAK
executive suite front office micro management person upstairs
Antonyms
WEAK
employees mismanagement
NOUN
mogul
Synonyms
STRONGEST
executive magnate tycoon
STRONG
VIP king notable personage potentate prince princess queen royalty
WEAK
key player
NOUN
official
Synonyms
STRONGEST
administrator agent bureaucrat civil servant commissioner director executive leader manager minister officer representative secretary
STRONG
CEO President boss brains brass chancellor comptroller dignitary exec functionary governor higher-up incumbent magistrate marshal mayor officeholder panjandrum premier top treasurer
WEAK
big shot front office head person top dog
Antonyms
STRONGEST
employee

Example Sentences

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A rare decade-long interlude starting in 2011 saw the top brass loosen their grip and Suu Kyi's civilian government tentatively take the reins in a burst of optimism and reform.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

Authorities gave no explanation for the ousters but they come as China's purges of military top brass have picked up pace in recent weeks.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

Last month, Kim vowed to root out "evil" and scolded lazy officials at a major meeting of Pyongyang's top brass.

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

Los Angeles Fire Chief Jaime Moore admitted last week that his department’s after-action report on the Palisades fire was watered down to shield top brass from scrutiny.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2026

It appeared to contain an archive of the Oology Division’s status reports, intended for the Sixers’ top brass.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline