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brass hat

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brass hat
n. Slang
1. A high-ranking military officer.
2. A high-ranking civilian official.
[From the gold braid on the hat.]
brass hat
Noun
Brit informal a top-ranking official, esp. a military officer
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.brass hat - a high-ranking military officer
armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
military officer, officer - any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command; "an officer is responsible for the lives of his men"


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Choctaw Nation (Victor Espinoza), Super Frolic (Corey Nakatani) and Wilko (Garrett Gomez) join fellow American horses Brass Hat (Willie Martinez) and Magna Graduate (John Velazquez) in taking on Europe-based favorite Electrocutionist (Frankie Dettori) in the 1 1/4-mile race at Nad al Sheba.
HORSE RACING: SOLIS LETS HIS RIDING SPEAK FOR HALL VOTE by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
1 in the National Thoroughbred RacingAssociation poll, ahead of Brass Hat, Brother Derek, Harlington and HighLimit.
OUT OF THE GATE by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Among them are High Limit, a photo-finish winner in the San Pasqual Handicap; Canteen, an unlucky second to Unbridled Energy in the San Fernando Stakes; Greeley's Galaxy, third in the San Fernando; Dixie Meister, second to Brass Hat in the New Orleans Handicap; and Wilko, the 2004 Breeders' Cup Juvenile winner.
HORSE RACING UPDATE: GIACOMO WILL RUN IN STRUB by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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