English-German translations for high-ranking

• hochrangig
  Die meisten Verstorbenen haben hochrangige Posten im Staat bekleidet. The majority of those who died held high-ranking positions within the state.
  Auch wir haben erfahren, dass eine offizielle Delegation hochrangiger Vertreter aus Birma in Brüssel weilt. We also received notification that a high-ranking Burmese delegation is in Brussels.
  Ein hochrangiger Gesundheitsbeamter in Kanada beeilte sich jedoch zu versichern, dass die Möglichkeit der Infektion in Kanada nicht bestanden haben könne. A high-ranking health official in Canada, however, has been quick to deny the possibility of infection.
• ranghoch

Definition of high-ranking

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

Examples

• She is a high-ranking official in the government.

Related words

• high-rise
• high-resolution
• high-rise building
• high-rise fire
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