noun
the highest leaders in an organization (e.g. the commander-in-chief and senior officers of the military)
• Syn: ↑high command
• Topics: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑armed services, ↑military machine, ↑war machine
• Hypernyms: ↑leadership, ↑leaders
• Hyponyms: ↑Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe, ↑SHAPE
Useful english dictionary. 2012.