What does top-down mean?

Q: What does top-down mean?

adj. An approach where you start with a big idea and then add smaller details.; An approach where decisions are made by people in higher positions in an organization and passed down to others.

top-down

🇺🇸 /ˌtɑːp ˈdaʊn/ 🇬🇧 /ˌtɒp ˈdaʊn/

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adjective

An approach where you start with a big idea and then add smaller details.

We need to take a top-down approach to solve this problem.

An approach where decisions are made by people in higher positions in an organization and passed down to others.

The company has a top-down management style, where the boss makes all the decisions.

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An approach where you start with a big idea and then add smaller details.; An approach where decisions are made by people in higher positions in an organization and passed down to others.