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dignitary

noun as in high ranking person

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It’s an onslaught of extravagant Rococo, Neoclassical, Art Nouveau, modern and contemporary porcelain showpieces, gilded and in dazzling blues, turquoises, ochers and pinks—made for sovereigns, dignitaries, diplomats, heads of state and the wealthy elite.

While there he met King Charles III and Queen Camilla, among other dignitaries.

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The president and other dignitaries didn’t rush to Butte County as they did after the 2018 Camp fire.

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“I need to go in the exact way that a foreign dignitary would go,” he insists.

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California officials then put into place a plan for the California Highway Patrol to provide dignitary protection for Harris.

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