Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One who has a rank, position, or status superior to others.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Slang A superior officer or official; a person having greater rank or station or quality than others; -- used chiefly in pl.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Somebody with greater
authority ,seniority ,rank ,status orposition ; one whooutranks .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in or to a place that is higher
- noun one of greater rank or station or quality
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Examples
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Don't hold back from enthusiastically talking to a higher-up I the organization or in another department you are interested in during a casual situation -- an elevator, hallway, lunch -- without complaining.
Adele Scheele: How to Help Yourself When Your Boss Steals Your Ideas Adele Scheele 2010
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Don't hold back from enthusiastically talking to a higher-up I the organization or in another department you are interested in during a casual situation -- an elevator, hallway, lunch -- without complaining.
Adele Scheele: How to Help Yourself When Your Boss Steals Your Ideas Adele Scheele 2010
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John, was/is the son of General Telford Taylor, the chief prosecutor at the Nuremberg Trials and then a major higher-up muckety-muck at Columbia University Law School.
Binky Philips: Interviewing Pink Floyd, Dining With Tony Bennett, and Getting Advice From an Undercover Cop Binky Philips 2011
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It appears that having a higher-up believe in you increases your confidence and organizational wisdom.
Marcia Reynolds: Why Women Are Afraid To Network Marcia Reynolds 2011
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On June 1, Jennifer Greer, a higher-up at the corps' Washington headquarters, set up a meeting between congressional leaders -- including Sen. John Thune, R-S.D. -- and Maj.
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In their last of a series of meetings he said he had to have just one more conversation with a higher-up before the job would be Jane's.
When They Don't Call To Offer You The Job Susan Adams 2011
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So you must attract the attention of an influential higher-up.
Career Gold: A Word From Your Sponsor Joann Lublin 2011
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Canadian Dick Pound, a longtime IOC higher-up, poses that possibility in an MSNBC video.
Beau Dure: Women's Ski Jumping Tests the Grudges of Olympic Leaders Beau Dure 2010
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In their last of a series of meetings he said he had to have just one more conversation with a higher-up before the job would be Jane's.
When They Don't Call To Offer You The Job Susan Adams 2011
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On June 1, Jennifer Greer, a higher-up at the corps' Washington headquarters, set up a meeting between congressional leaders -- including Sen. John Thune, R-S.D. -- and Maj.
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