( BrE ) (also brass NAmE , BrE ) noun
[ sing.+ sing./pl. v . ] ( informal ) the people who are in the most important positions in a company, an organization, etc. :
All the top brass was / were at the ceremony.
( BrE ) (also brass NAmE , BrE ) noun
[ sing.+ sing./pl. v . ] ( informal ) the people who are in the most important positions in a company, an organization, etc. :
All the top brass was / were at the ceremony.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005