English > influential person: 1 sense > noun 1, person | Meaning | A person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events. |
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| Synonyms | important person, personage |
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| Narrower | Excellency | A title used to address dignitaries (such as ambassadors or governors) |
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| big shot, big gun, big wheel, big cheese, big deal, big enchilada, big fish, head honcho | An important influential person |
| celebrity, famous person | A widely known person |
| colossus, behemoth, giant, heavyweight, titan | A person of exceptional importance and reputation |
| elder statesman | Any influential person whose advice is highly respected |
| eminence grise | (French) a person who exercises power or influence in certain areas without holding an official position |
| fixer, influence peddler | someone who intervenes with authorities for a person in trouble (usually using underhand or illegal methods for a fee) |
| heavy hitter | An influential person who works hard to promote the causes they are interested in |
| hierarch | A person who holds a high position in a hierarchy |
| high-muck-a-muck, pooh-bah | An arrogant or conceited person of importance |
| kingmaker | An important person who can bring leaders to power through the exercise of political influence |
| kingpin, top banana, bigwig | The most important person in a group or undertaking |
| magnifico | A person of distinguished rank or appearance |
| name, figure, public figure | A well-known or notable person |
| nepotist | A powerful person who shows favoritism to relatives or close friends |
| policy maker | someone who sets the plan pursued by a government or business etc. |
| power broker, powerbroker | A person who is important by virtue of the people or votes they control |
| sacred cow | A person unreasonably held to be immune to criticism |
| sirdar | An important person in India |
| socialite | A socially prominent person |
| sun | A person considered as a source of warmth or energy or glory etc |
| very important person, VIP, high-up, dignitary, panjandrum, high muckamuck | An important or influential (and often overbearing) person |
| worthy | An important, honorable person (word is often used humorously) |
| Broader | adult, grownup | A fully developed person from maturity onward |
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| Spanish | gerifalte, persona con influencias, persona importante, personaje, primate, prócer |
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| Catalan | persona amb influències, persona important, personatge, pròcer, prohom |
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