Higher-up

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Somebody with greater authority, seniority, rank, status or position; one who outranks.

    "It's a great plan, but we'll have to get approval from the higher-ups to proceed."

  2. 2
    one of greater rank or station or quality wordnet

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"It's a great plan, but we'll have to get approval from the higher-ups to proceed."

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