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bigwig

[big-wig] / ˈbɪgˌwɪg /
NOUN
important person
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When Hollywood bigwigs face trouble, Alan Jackson is often their first call.

From The Wall Street Journal

A crowd of CEOs, diplomats, media bigwigs and celebrities from all over the world poured through the entryways like a stream overflowing its banks.

From The Wall Street Journal

These fat-pocketed bigwigs must roam the Hollywood Hills peering up at the sky covered in storm clouds, hoping that they’ll catch the fateful electric spark in their glass vials.

From Salon

He and other customers bolted to confront the Border Patrol bigwig.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From BBC