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Meaning of high-ranking | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C2 Specialized

Definitions

At an important, elevated, or exalted level in a hierarchy or organization; high-level.

Equivalents

العربية عالي الرتبة
Azərbaycanca yüksəkvəzifəli
Deutsch hochgestellt hochrangig ranghoch ranghoch
Ελληνικά υψηλόβαθμος
Esperanto altranga
Suomi korkea-arvoinen korkea-arvoinen
Français de haut rang haut placé
Հայերեն բարձրաստիճան
Italiano ad alto livello di alto grado
日本語 官家 高級
Te Reo Māori rangatira
Nederlands hooggeplaatst
Polski wysoko postawiony
Русский высокопоставленный
Українська високопоставлений номенклатурний
Tiếng Việt cao cấp

Examples

“She is a high-ranking official in the government.”
“Sheik Mohammad Seyed Tantawi, Egypt’s highest-ranking imam, led the prayers over the coffin, covered with an Egyptian flag.”
“Interviews with high-ranking railway managers now took precedence to reports about locomotives - […].”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

high-rent high-res high-resolution high-rise high-risk high-risk, high-reward

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