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dignitaries

NOUN

high ranking person

Synonyms

STRONGEST

celebrity luminary

STRONG

VIP bigwig official star

WEAK

big gun big kahuna bigshot person of influence top cat

Antonyms

STRONG

nobody nonentity

Example Sentences

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Songs from “The Sound of Music” have long been used to welcome U.S. dignitaries to China.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Later Thursday, Trump will attend a state dinner with dignitaries and business leaders.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

For the first time in nearly 20 years, Moscow would reduce the scale of the parade with no military equipment on display in the Red Square and the number of foreign dignitaries in attendance decreased.

From Barron's • May 9, 2026

The celebrations used to bring large numbers of foreign guests to Moscow, but this time only the leaders of Belarus, Malaysia and Laos, and a few other dignitaries, will attend.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

One afternoon a pair of foreign dignitaries toured the mill, and Mr. Marsden brought them over to watch Lyddie work.

From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson