high-up

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'high-up
n [C]  [BrE informal]
1. someone who has a high rank in an organization
• 〔机构、部门的〕高层人物，要员;
【SYN】 higher-up

high-up
'high-up
noun
   (BrE, informal) an important person with a high rank
   高官；要员

high-up
I. \ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ adjective
Etymology: high (II) + up
: of high rank or status
< high-up officers on both sides — M.A.Hancock >
II. noun
(plural high-ups)
: a person of high rank or status
< the high-ups in London and America — Frederick Howard >

Later, commentators criticized the police's conduct, claiming that Rushton Skakel's high-up connections and political influence had stopped them from going further.