0 the people with the highest positions of authority, especially in the armed forces
1 the most important people in an organization:
At that conference, some of the "top brass" were present.
I do not take the view that there is any great danger of our "top brass" leaving the country for higher wages and salaries overseas.
The authority has already hired the senior officials—the top brass—for the new zonal administration.
In this case, the two sides are the police top brass and those who loiter with intent.
We are not only top-heavy with "top brass"there; we are top-heavy with command"brass" in some of our theatres.
And trouble, whatever the politically correct top brass may say, is what they get.
It is only because the cat has been let out of the bag that the top brass are denying it.
Simply reducing a layer of top brass does nothing to remedy that.