panjandrum

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).]

a powerful personage or pretentious official

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: an important or influential (and often overbearing) person
  Synonyms: very important person, VIP, high-up, dignitary, high muckamuck

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - stormægtighed

Nederlands (Dutch)
honende naam voor hoge pief, potentaat

Français (French)
n. - haut dignitaire (arg)

Deutsch (German)
n. - erfundener Titel für eine wichtige Person, Bonze, Wichtigtuer

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - σπουδαιοφανής

Italiano (Italian)
pezzo grosso, funzionario arrogante, funzionario che si dà arie

Português (Portuguese)
n. - chefão (m)

Русский (Russian)
важная шишка

Español (Spanish)
n. - gran jefe, mandamás

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - högdjur, pamp, småpåve

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
首领, 大人

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 首領, 大人

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 높은 양반, 어르신네, 나리

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 大将, 御大

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) متغطرس, , متكبر, شايف حاله, شخصيه ذات سلطان, موظف مدع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮יהיר, מתנפח, פקיד מנופח מחשיבות‬

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