high-level

[ hahy-lev-uhl ]

adjective

1. undertaken by or composed of participants having a high status:

   a high-level meeting; a high-level investigation.

2. having senior authority or high status:

   high-level personnel.

3. (of a programming language) based on a vocabulary of Englishlike statements for writing program code rather than the more abstract instructions typical of assembly language or machine language.
4. Military. (of aerial warfare) undertaken at or from a high altitude:

   high-level bombing; a high-level attack.

high-level

adjective

1. (of conferences, talks, etc) involving very important people

Word History and Origins

Origin of high-level¹

First recorded in 1875–80

Related Words

• eminent
• esteemed
• great
• influential
• of note
• outstanding
• powerful
• prominent