Synonyms and related words :
Establishment, VIP, baron, big gun, big man, big name, bigwig, brass, brass hat, bureaucracy, celebrity, dignitary, dignity, directorate, elder, father, figure, great man, hierarchy, higher echelons, higher-ups, important person, lion, lords of creation, magnate, man of mark, management, ministry, mogul, nabob, name, notability, notable, officialdom, panjandrum, person of renown, personage, personality, pillar of society, power, power elite, prelacy, ruling circle, ruling class, ruling classes, sachem, somebody, something, the Establishment, the administration, the authorities, the great, the ingroup, the interests, the people upstairs, the power elite, the power structure, the top, them, they, top brass, top people, tycoon, very important person, worthy