important person
Noun
Meaning
a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events
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According to the tweets, the ex-governor claimed that the officer should be aware of his social status as a very important person (VIP).
After his mother, his eldest sister Lizzie was the most important person in his life until his own marriage.
Abedin stuck by him, even as she became perhaps the most important person, apart from Hillary herself, in winning the Democrats a third term. And waaddaya know, Weiner was caught sexting again.
Gehring 1990, p. 273. Hal Roach was considered to be the most important person in the development of their film careers.
At this stage in the journey, she was the least important person aboard.
I love the possibility that you could meet someone tomorrow and they could be the most important person you’ve ever met in your life.