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Definition of High-ranking
1. Adjective. At an elevated level in rank or importance. "Upper-level management"
Definition of High-ranking
1. Adjective. At an important, elevated, or exalted level in a hierarchy or organization; high-level. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of High-ranking
Literary usage of High-ranking
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. International Religious Freedom (2000): Report to Congress by the Department edited by Barbara Larkin (2001)
"The Charge has raised high profile cases with high-ranking MFA officials and
relevant provincial governors. In addition the Embassy has an ongoing dialog ..."
2. Alliance Adrift by Yoichi Funabashi (1999)
"Interviews with Ryutaro Hashimoto and high-ranking Japanese government officials.
11. ... Interview with a high-ranking MOFA official. 26. ..."
3. Continuing Crackdown in Inner Mongolia by Asia Watch Committee (U.S.), Asia Watch Committee (U.S., Human Rights Watch (Organization), Human Rights Watch (Organization (1992)
"Some high-ranking ethnic Mongolian officials have also become targets of
investigations. Panic and unease are spreading. According to some sources, ..."
4. Sienese Renaissance Tomb Monuments by Robert Munman (1993)
"But of these six, only one was actually a bishop of Siena.15 It therefore seems
that, by historical chance, Siena had few high ranking prelates during the ..."
5. Conflict and Growth in Africa by Jean-Paul Azam, Christian Morrisson, Sophie Chauvin, Sandrine Rospabé (1999)
"... an increase in public expenditure for health and legal proceedings to resolve
the various scandals implicating high-ranking political figures. ..."
6. A Textbook on the Teaching of Arithmetic by Alva Walker Stamper (1913)
"... as "abilities in arithmetic"; a high ranking of a pupil in the mechanical
operations does not guarantee a high ranking in reasoning and vice versa; ..."
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