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  • adjective At an important, elevated, or exalted level in a hierarchy or organization; high-level.

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  • adjective at an elevated level in rank or importance

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Examples

  • Also, the Sooners wanted some amendments to the University of Texas-branded network, according to what the newspaper called a high-ranking Big 12 source.

    KansasCity.com: Front Page 2011

  • Close friends of Rabbani said that the former president returned from a trip to Iran to meet with a man who had been described as a high-ranking Taliban contact.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • It also referred to a high-ranking member of the Priory—clearly Plantard—meeting the Grand Master of P2, Licio Gelli dating the encounter two days after Plantard’s election as Nautonnier and setting it in the rather ordinary Parisian brasserie La Tipia near the Gare du Nord railway station, where he often held meetings.

    The Sion Revelation Lynn Picknett 2006

  • It also referred to a high-ranking member of the Priory—clearly Plantard—meeting the Grand Master of P2, Licio Gelli dating the encounter two days after Plantard’s election as Nautonnier and setting it in the rather ordinary Parisian brasserie La Tipia near the Gare du Nord railway station, where he often held meetings.

    The Sion Revelation Lynn Picknett 2006

  • It also referred to a high-ranking member of the Priory—clearly Plantard—meeting the Grand Master of P2, Licio Gelli dating the encounter two days after Plantard’s election as Nautonnier and setting it in the rather ordinary Parisian brasserie La Tipia near the Gare du Nord railway station, where he often held meetings.

    The Sion Revelation Lynn Picknett 2006

  • NORFOLK, Va. — Raunchy comedy videos made by a high-ranking Navy commander and shown to the crew of an aircraft carrier three or four years ago have suddenly proved an embarrassment to the Pentagon that could blight the officer's career.

    USS Enterprise Video Scandal: Racy Clips Raise Questions About Navy Culture AP/The Huffington Post 2011

  • The high-ranking LBGT operative who passed the numbers along cited them as evidence that the gay community was not disaffected with the president prior to November's midterm elections and that they would not lose patience with Obama even if he fails to persuade Congress to move major agenda items in the years ahead.

    Poll: Obama Had Strong Standing With Gay Community Even Before DADT Repeal Sam Stein 2011

  • NORFOLK, Va. — Raunchy comedy videos made by a high-ranking Navy commander and shown to the crew of an aircraft carrier three or four years ago have suddenly proved an embarrassment to the Pentagon that could blight the officer's career.

    USS Enterprise Video Scandal: Racy Clips Raise Questions About Navy Culture AP/The Huffington Post 2011

  • It's your liberals who are screaming for terrorists to be tried in civilian courts, and it's your liberals who are prosecuting 6 Navy SEALS for punching a high-ranking terrorist in the face when they captured him!

    Tom McIntyre Explains His Picks for our 2009 Hunting and Fishing Heroes and Villians Face-Off 2009

  • Regardless of those former astronauts who have been NASA Administrators 'performances, one needs to take a look at the careers of other astronauts who have gone back to the military and filled high-ranking positions.

    Bolden Watch - NASA Watch 2009

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