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bigwig

noun as in important person

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The corruption revelations tend to range from the somewhat venal — party bigwigs living on limited government salaries enjoying lavish lifestyles — to more insidious allegations of Morena officials in league with organized crime.

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Don't forget Reeves has several different audiences – not just the public and her party, but the financial bigwigs too.

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The bowing and scraping from some corporate bigwigs is so pathetic that it sometimes gets comical.

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The president donned a tux to tell the GOP bigwigs his reciprocal tariff plan was going swimmingly.

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The art at the center of these industries is, to many of these bigwigs, a means to an end.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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