panjandrum
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈpæn.dʒən.drəm/
- Offensive
:
mandamás
- As the club president, he considered himself the panjandrum of all events, dictating the agenda.
I I do want to tell you one story from production, which is that we lost the panjandrum at one point.
- I I do want to tell you one story from production, which is that we lost the panjandrum at one point.
Examples
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As Lawrence Friedman observed, despite the importance of state constitutional law, for many years "the panjandrums of constitutional law paid no attention..."
Academic text (1993) -
I I do want to tell you one story from production, which is that we lost the panjandrum at one point.
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Where's your high panjandrum?
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Earlier this week, I came up with some questions to distribute, and TB, Panjandrum, Jon Morse, and Anontheyounger all gave me their answers and predictions for how Bruce Weber's first season will turn out.
Blog text (3) -
The GOP in its current panjandrum is the Fourth Reich, an evil fascist gang of ruthless tyrants seeking the extermination or enslavement of the 99%.
Blog text (20) -
The new CEO acted like a true panjandrum, making decisions without consulting anyone.
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Despite being just a junior employee, her attitude made her seem like a panjandrum in the office.
Synonyms
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3.1
A very important person who gets special treatment
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6.9
A person who has an important job in government or the church
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2.5
A person with great power or status who gets special treatment
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7.1
A person with an important job in an organization
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9.9
A person who thinks they are more important than other people
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8.9
A person who talks as if they are always right
A joking name for a person who has great power in a group
A person who has an important job that people mention as a joke
A person who is the most important leader in a field
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Panjandrum was made up as a silly name by an English actor and writer for a comic memory game to mean a 'great' man, so it sounded big and showy. That's why today panjandrum means a pompous or overly important person.