No. 10,974 in Russian
вышестоящий
Higher-ranking or superior.
In a sentence
Вышестоящее руководство приняло решение о пересмотре стратегии.
The higher management has made a decision to revise the strategy.
In this sentence, 'вышестоящее' is used as an adjective to describe 'руководство', meaning higher or superior management, indicating hierarchical position.
Необходимо получить одобрение вышестоящего отдела для завершения проекта.
It is necessary to obtain approval from the higher department to complete the project.
Here, 'вышестоящего' is used as an adjective modifying 'отдел', indicating a department that is higher in the organizational structure.
Вышестоящие инстанции дали указания для дальнейших действий.
The higher authorities gave instructions for further actions.
In this case, 'вышестоящие' acts as an adjective for 'инстанции', referring to authorities of a higher level within an administrative or organizational hierarchy.
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