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high man on the totem pole

NOUN

big shot

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bigwig dignitary heavyweight mogul

WEAK

VIP big cat big cheese big fish big gun big kahuna big man on campus big wheel celebrity fat cat head honcho heavy-hitter high-muck-a-muck important person influential person muck-a-muck nabob notability notable personage somebody someone star wheeler-dealer