Synonyms and antonyms of Important and powerful person or people in British Thesaurus

figure (noun)

someone who is important in some way

magnate (noun)

a successful and important person with a lot of power in a particular industry

VIP (noun)

very important person: used for referring to someone who receives special treatment because they are powerful or famous

prime mover (noun)

someone who has a major influence on the starting or development of something

leading light (noun)

a very important or respected person in a group, organization, or area of activity

establishment (noun)

used for referring to powerful people in a particular profession or section of society

eminence (noun)

formal an important respected person

authority figure (noun)

someone who is or seems strong and powerful

mover and shaker (noun)

someone who is powerful or who has a lot of influence

a force to be reckoned with ()

a person, business etc, especially an opponent, whose influence or ability deserves to be respected

a big fish in a small pond ()

someone who is important or powerful only because there are not many other people competing with them

a name to conjure with ()

the name of a person or organization that is very important or has a lot of influence

arbiter (noun)

someone whose opinions about a subject have a lot of influence

baron (noun)

a powerful person in a particular type of business

big beast (noun)

mainly journalism someone who is well known because they are very successful or powerful

the big boys (noun)

informal powerful or important people

big cheese (noun)

informal an important or powerful person

the big enchilada ()

the best or most important person

big gun (noun)

informal a powerful or important person or group of people

Big Man on Campus (noun)

Americaninformal a BMOC

big noise (noun)

informal a person or organization that has a lot of power and influence

big shot (noun)

informal an important person in an organization

big wheel (noun)

informal a big cheese

bigwig (noun)

informal an important and powerful person in an organization

BMOC (noun)

Americaninformal Big Man on Campus: a male student at a college or university who is important, popular, and successful, especially at sport

demigod (noun)

an important person who is admired by people as if they were a god. This word shows that you think people are silly for treating someone like this.

dignitary (noun)

someone who has an important official position

éminence grise (noun)

formal someone who secretly has power in a particular area of activity, because they can influence a powerful person in an important official position

fat cat (noun)

informalshowing disapproval a very rich and powerful person, usually in business or politics

force (noun)

someone or something that has a powerful influence on what happens

friends in high places ()

people who are powerful and important and who will help you

giant (noun)

someone who is very successful and important, especially in the arts

godfather (noun)

mainly journalism a man who has had a very strong influence in creating something

goliath (noun)

a person or organization that is very large, powerful, or important

grandee (noun)

a very important and powerful person, especially in politics

the Great (noun)

used after the name of an important person in history for showing that they had a lot of power or respect

heavy (noun)

informal an important or powerful person

heavy hitter (noun)

mainly Americaninformal a person or organization with a lot of influence and power, especially in politics or business

heavyweight (noun)

someone or something that has a lot of influence, status, or knowledge

his/her nibs ()

used for referring humorously to someone who is important or who thinks they are important

hitter (noun)

someone who has a particular amount of power or influence, especially in politics or business

kahuna (noun)

informal someone who is very important or who knows a lot, especially about computers

kingmaker (noun)

mainly journalism someone who helps to choose people for important or powerful jobs

kingpin (noun)

the most important person in a group or organization

linchpin (noun)

a person or thing that is essential to a group, organization, system, or plan

lynchpin ()

another spelling of linchpin

mogul (noun)

an important and powerful person in a particular activity or industry

Mr Big (informal)

informal a man who is very important and powerful. This is often used humorously about a criminal leader.

nabob (noun)

a person who many people think has too much money, power, and influence

notables (noun)

often humorous important people

number one (noun)

the person or thing that is first in order or importance

personage (noun)

formal an important or famous person

player (noun)

a person or organization that influences a situation, especially in business or politics

prince (noun)

the best man of a group of men doing the same thing

Svengali (noun)

someone who controls the minds of other people and makes them do bad things

titan (noun)

a person or organization that is very important or successful

top banana (noun)

informal the most important person in a group

top dog (noun)

informal the best, most important, or most powerful person in a group, especially the winner in a competition

worthy (noun)

formal an important and respected person in a community. This word is often used about people whom you dislike because they think they are very important