(~s)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
The ~ people in an organization or profession have the highest and most important jobs.
...~ officials in the Israeli government.
...the company’s ~ management...
Television and radio needed many more women in ~ jobs.
? junior
ADJ: ADJ n
2.
If someone is ~ to you in an organization or profession, they have a higher and more important job than you or they are considered to be superior to you because they have worked there for longer and have more experience.
The position had to be filled by an officer ~ to Haig...
? junior
ADJ: usu v-link ADJ to n
•
Your ~s are the people who are ~ to you.
He was described by his ~s as a model officer.
? junior
N-PLURAL: poss N
3.
Senior is used when indicating how much older one person is than another. For example, if someone is ten years your ~, they are ten years older than you.
She became involved with a married man many years her ~.
? junior
N-SING: poss N
4.
Seniors are students in a high school, university, or college who are the oldest and who have reached an advanced level in their studies. (AM)
N-COUNT
5.
If you take part in a sport at ~ level, you take part in competitions with adults and people who have reached a high degree of achievement in that sport.
This will be his fifth international championship and his third at ~ level.
ADJ: ADJ n