top-level

adjective

1
: highest in level, position, or rank
top-level executives
2
: involving people of the highest level, position, or rank
a top-level competition/meeting

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Staff come from all over the globe, and have extensive top-level international hospitality experience. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2026 For Waukegan Mayor Sam Cunningham, the continuing spiral surrounding Vista and the revolving door of top-level management must be frustrating. — Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026 Barca voices admit there are hardly any top-level options available beyond Alvarez. — James McNicholas, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026 The company returned to top-level endurance racing in 1982 with the C100 during the early days of the Group C regulations, but the car was uncompetitive and unreliable, and the program soon ended. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for top-level

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“Top-level.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/top-level. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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