highest-ranking

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Menefee’s win came at the same time as Letitia Plummer, who beat seasoned politician and former Houston mayor, Annise Parker, to become the Democratic nominee for Harris County judge, the highest-ranking official in county government.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026

Now President Donald Trump's administration is increasingly weighing in, with Vance, a long-term critic of European migration policies, becoming the highest-ranking US official to comment on the killing.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

In the emailed document, titled by the writer as an “Apology and Explanation,” Allen allegedly wrote that Trump administration officials would be “prioritized from highest-ranking to lowest” in terms of how he targeted them.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026

The crackdown culminated in January with the purge of Xi’s closest military deputy, Gen. Zhang Youxia—the highest-ranking uniformed member of the party’s Central Military Commission, and one of China’s few senior generals with combat experience.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

Secrecy was so critical, only the highest-ranking officers knew where the men were being sent.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge