dignitaries

Meaning

of Dignitary

Synonyms

Examples

He could have a thousand faults, but I do not blame anyone in particular and I despise brutality with which the Nazis acted against Israelites; but the fault is not only of Hitler, but a group of high-ranked dignitaries. Augusto Pinochet

Is woman a religion? Well, perhaps you will have the chance of judging for yourselves if you go to America. There you will find men treating women with just the same respect formerly accorded only to religious dignitaries or to great nobles. Lafcadio Hearn

Please, your story, or I shall offend the dignitaries of my kingdom by yawning at holy things. Diana Wynne Jones

Your rulers and your dignitaries are those who are clad in plush garments, and they shall not be able to recognize the truth. Thomas the Apostle

He worked for the fleshy side of the Foreign Office and his job consisted of lunching visiting dignitaries whom no one else would have entertained in his woodshed. John le Carré

I was pretty young when my father was prime minister, so it wasn't really a big part of my life. My folks were away a lot, meeting foreign dignitaries and that sort of thing, but it never struck me as odd. If anything it allowed me to get into all sorts of mischief. Julian McMahon