at the head of

idiom

: at the top of (a ranking)
She's at the head of her class.

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Jill Biden's Cabinet Meeting In September, the former first lady sat at the head of the table at a Cabinet meeting to speak about a White House Initiative on Women's Health Research. David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025 Ashworth infamously lasted only five months at the head of United’s football department, which is expected to suffer most from this next series of redundancies, but not before a difference of opinion with minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe on whether such cutbacks were necessary. Adam Crafton, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025 For the first time, a skeptic of science could sit at the head of one of the nation’s critical posts, responsible for safeguarding public health. Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 29 Jan. 2025 McNally sat at the head of the table, more TA than professor — not exactly of us but among us. Matthew Schneier, Vulture, 29 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for at the head of

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“At the head of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20the%20head%20of. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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