"brass hat" meaning in All languages combined

See brass hat on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-brass hat.ogg Forms: brass hats [plural]
Etymology: From the military brass insignia on a service hat. Head templates: {{en-noun}} brass hat (plural brass hats)
  1. (military, slang, metonymically) A high-ranking officer. Tags: metonymically, slang Categories (topical): Military, People Synonyms: brasshat Related terms: brass-hatted, top brass

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          "ref": "1982, Countdown begins for Space Shuttle, The New York Times",
          "text": "\"American brass hats make no secret that they regard outer space as a potential theater of military operations,\" it said."
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          "text": "He raised his first storm in January 1967 when, as leader of the \"Save the Argylls\" campaign, he claimed the brass hats had driven the regiment's commanding officer, Lieutenant Colonel Colin \"Mad Mitch\" Mitchell, into resignation."
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