n. 25B6; noun WORTHY, personage, VIP, grandee, notable, notability, pillar of society, luminary, leading light, big name; informal heavyweight, bigwig, top brass, top dog, big gun, big shot, big noise, big cheese, big chief, supremo; N. Amer. informal big wheel, big kahuna, big enchilada, top banana.
DIGNITARY
Meaning of DIGNITARY in English
Concise Oxford thesaurus English vocabulary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка тезаурус. 2012