main figure

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The main figure not giving evidence at the committee hearing will be Jonathan Powell, a veteran of Labour politics and one of the prime minister's closest political allies.

From BBC • Oct. 24, 2025

The decision not to name the main figure in the case set off a week of uproar and speculation about his identity that led colleagues to publicly deny involvement.

From Science Magazine • Oct. 25, 2022

“First, he’s our ambassador’s main point of contact with Trump. Second, he’s the main figure for passing ideas and suggestions on China policy.”

From The New Yorker • Apr. 6, 2017

In remarks on Sunday, Afghanistan’s chief executive, Abdullah Abdullah, said Mansour was “the main figure preventing the Taliban from joining in the peace process” and “intensified violence against ordinary civilians.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2016

“Malcolm X caused many young Negroes to take a new vision of themselves,” said Bayard Rustin, a main figure in organizing the March on Washington in 1963.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey