top job

noun

The highest job in an organization.

“That politician is running for top job.”

Meanings

nountop job (countable and uncountable, plural top jobs)

plural top jobs

  1. countableuncountableThe highest job in an organization.
    1. countableuncountablegovernmentThe role of president or prime minister in a government.

      That politician is running for top job.

  2. countableuncountableUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see top, job.

    She performed a top job in the assignment.

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APA

top job. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/top%20job

MLA

“top job.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/top%20job. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “top job,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/top%20job.

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