dignitary

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Important people and describing important people
actor
August
augustly
baron
be the cat's whiskersidiom
doyen
first among equalsidiom
FLOTUS
get over something/someone
get over yourself!idiom
guest of honour
heartbeat
mogul
moment
movers and shakers
MVP
nibs
notable
superiority
the grand old man of somethingidiom

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Famous people

VIP | American Dictionary

VIP
noun[ C ]
us/ˈviˌɑɪˈpi/
abbreviation for very important person (= a person who is treated better than ordinary people because of being famous or influential in some way):
We were given the full VIP treatment.

VIP | Business English

VIP
noun[ C ]
uk /ˌviːaɪˈpiː/us
abbreviation for very important person: someone treated better than others in a particular situation because they are famous or have a lot of influence:
The police officer escorted the president and several other VIPs inside.
They were in the VIP lounge at the airport.
We were given the full VIP treatment.