上じょう層そう部ぶ

noun

top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management

Refers to the senior leadership or decision-making level within a company, government, or other organization. Often used in contexts of policy, decisions, or internal dynamics.

• その決けっ定ていは上じょう層そう部ぶで行おこなわれた。

  The decision was made by the top brass.

• 上じょう層そう部ぶの意い向こうが現げん場ばに伝つたわっていない。

  The intentions of the higher-ups aren't reaching the front lines.