very important person

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very important person

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The term was coined around 1933.

noun very important persons · very important people

  1. A person who is accorded special privileges due to their status or importance.

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noun person who is accorded special privileges due to his or her status or importance

中文贵宾 guìbīn
Русскийва́жное лицо́ vážnoje licó, высокопоста́вленное лицо́ vysokopostávlennoje licó, осо́бо ва́жная персо́на osóbo vážnaja persóna

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@misc{very_important_person_2026,
  title = {very important person},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/very%20important%20person},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}