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panjandrumenUK
pan·jan·drum P0044700 (păn-jăn′drəm)n. An important or self-important person: "a panjandrum of the publishing business" (Nat Hentoff).
[After the Grand Panjandrum, , a character in a nonsense farrago written by Samuel Foote (1720-1777).]panjandrum (pænˈdʒændrəm) or panjandarumn, pl -ra (-rə) a pompous self-important official or person of rank[C18: after a character, the Grand Panjandrum, in a nonsense work (1755) by Samuel Foote, English playwright and actor]pan•jan•drum (pænˈdʒæn drəm)
n. a self-important or pretentious official. [1745–55; pseudo-Latin word (based on pan-) coined by Samuel Foote (1720–77), English playwright and actor] panjandrumdesignation for a pompous official, taken from a story by Samuel Foote(1755).See also: BureaucracyThesaurus| Noun | 1. |  panjandrum - an important or influential (and often overbearing) persondignitary, high muckamuck, high-up, very important person, VIPimportant person, influential person, personage - a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events |
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panjandrumenUK
Synonyms for panjandrumnoun an important or influential (and often overbearing) personSynonyms- dignitary
- high muckamuck
- high-up
- very important person
- VIP
Related Words- important person
- influential person
- personage
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