Noun
the highest leaders in an organization (e.g. the commander-in-chief and senior officers of the military)
Source: WordNetAccording to the military historian Dallas Irvine, the system "was almost completely effective in excluding the army's brain power from the staff and high command. Source: Internet
Armoured and motorised units under Guderian, Rommel and others, advanced far beyond the marching and horse-drawn infantry divisions and far in excess of that with which Hitler and the German high command expected or wished. Source: Internet
But her opponents are demanding Ms Ferrier’s rapid expulsion (as opposed to suspension) from the party and are asking awkward questions about when exactly SNP high command knew of the extent of the MP’s contravention of the guidelines. Source: Internet
As the people's commissar to the high command of the southern front, Stalin was determined to take the then Polish city of Lwów (now Lviv in Ukraine). Source: Internet
At the same time, Kenney, who was very combative in pushing the theater’s air operations, also took on the AAF high command in Washington, making friends with members of Arnold’s staff and frequently irritating Arnold with his persistence. Source: Internet
During Amarinder’s current regime earlier, the Congress high command had forced the state government to take resignation from former Power Minister Rana Gurjit Singh over alleged irregularities in allocation of sand mines. Source: Internet