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Brass is a metal alloy of copper and zinc.

"Brass" is also military slang for officers, especially high-ranking ones with broad decision-making powers; it is also used to refer to senior management in companies and other organizations.

Brass may also refer to:

Arts and culture

Brass, brass instruments, musical instruments usually made of brass; or the part of an orchestra composed of players of those instruments
Brass, a novel by Helen Walsh
Brass (album), an album by Minibosses
Brass (board game), a board game set in England during the industrial revolution
Brass (film), a 1923 silent film romance
Brass (TV series), a 1980s British television series starring Timothy West

Geography

Brass, Nigeria, a local government area in Bayelsa State, Nigeria
- Twon-Brass, a town in Nigeria, head of the Brass local government area
- Brass Island, island in Nigeria, site of Twon-Brass

People with the surname

Chris Brass (born 1975), English footballer
Daniel J. Brass (born ca. 1948), American organizational theorist
Eleanor Brass (1905–1992), Canadian writer
John Brass, rugby player
John Brass (colliery manager)
John Brass (writer)
Jim Brass, a character on the television series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Leonard John Brass (1900–1971), Australian botanist
Steffani Brass (born 1992), American actress
Tinto Brass (born 1933), Italian filmmaker

Other

"Brass", English slang term for money, i.e. "brass in pocket"; as well as effrontery and in an alternative context, also slang for a prostitute
"Brass", the metallic body of a cartridge case, usually made of brass
Horse brass, a plaque used to decorate shire horses
Monumental brass, commemorative plates laid down in British and European churches

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 '''[[Brass]]''' is a metal alloy of copper and zinc.
+"Brass" is also military slang for [[Officer (armed forces)|officers]], especially high-ranking ones with broad decision-making powers; it is also used to refer to [[senior management]] in companies and other organizations.
 '''Brass''' may also refer to:
-* Brass, military slang for [[Officer (armed forces)|officers]], especially high-ranking ones with broad decision-making powers; also used to refer to [[senior management]] in companies and other organizations
-* Brass, English slang term for money, i.e. "brass in pocket"; as well as effrontery and in an alternative context, also slang for a [[prostitute]]
-* "Brass", the metallic body of a [[cartridge case]], usually made of brass
-* [[Horse brass]], a plaque used to decorate shire horses
-* [[Monumental brass]], commemorative plates laid down in British and European churches
 ==Arts and culture==
-* Brass, one or more [[brass instrument]]s, musical instruments usually made of brass
+* Brass, [[brass instrument]]s, musical instruments usually made of brass; or the part of an orchestra composed of players of those instruments
 * ''Brass'', a novel by  [[Helen Walsh]]
 * [[Brass (album)|''Brass'' (album)]], an album by Minibosses
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 ==Geography==
 * [[Brass, Nigeria]], a local government area in Bayelsa State, Nigeria
-* [[Twon-Brass]], town in Nigeria, head of the Brass local government area
+** [[Twon-Brass]], a town in Nigeria, head of the Brass local government area
-* [[Brass Island]], island in Nigeria, site of Twon-Brass
+** [[Brass Island]], island in Nigeria, site of Twon-Brass
 ==People with the surname==
 * [[Chris Brass]] (born 1975), English footballer
-* [[Daniel J. Brass]] (born ca 1948), American organizational theorist
+* [[Daniel J. Brass]] (born ca. 1948), American organizational theorist
-* [[Eleanor Brass]] (1905–1992), Canadian write
+* [[Eleanor Brass]] (1905–1992), Canadian writer
 * [[John Brass]], rugby player
 * [[John Brass (colliery manager)]]
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 * [[Steffani Brass]] (born 1992), American actress
 * [[Tinto Brass]] (born 1933), Italian filmmaker
+==Other==
+* "Brass", English slang term for money, i.e. "brass in pocket"; as well as effrontery and in an alternative context, also slang for a [[prostitute]]
+* "Brass", the metallic body of a [[cartridge case]], usually made of brass
+* [[Horse brass]], a plaque used to decorate shire horses
+* [[Monumental brass]], commemorative plates laid down in British and European churches
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