bigwig

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“Genial and cordial, with unfailing tact and aptitude, skillful in cultivating friendships and never provoking enmities, he had in a rare degree the elements that insure popularity,” Republican bigwig James G. Blaine wrote.

From Washington Post • Sep. 12, 2022

At the bigwig donor function on the Belle, Marty, Wendy, Charlotte, Jonah and Ruth are all dressed in their finest which, in this context, looks like they're dressed for a funeral.

From Salon • May 6, 2022

She was always trying to sell ads, so she’d invite a potential bigwig advertiser to lunch, too.

From New York Times • Aug. 27, 2021

In May, for instance, IOC bigwig John Coates told reporters that “the measures we are undertaking will ensure a safe Games regardless of whether there is a state of emergency or not.”

From Slate • Jul. 24, 2021

Grandpa must of been twenty-five at least when he turned over the privy at the depot with a Yankee railroad bigwig in it.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns