muckety
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- noun
- Slang
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poderoso
- The CEO is a well-known muckety-muck in the tech industry, making important decisions for the company's future.
- muckety-mucks
- big muckety
- corporate muckety
Examples
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She always wanted to be a muckety-muck in politics, influencing the laws that affect people's lives.
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I had to wait for all the muckety-mucks to show up so I could arrest them all.
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Because, surprise, surprise, his brother-in-law is some very big muckety-muck in the transit workers union.
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Now he was this big muckety-muck, and I was still begging for cases outside of the courthouse.
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Word is that Joe Lie has already introduced Palin to the top muckety-mucks of AIPAC.
Blog text (30) -
HE IS A BIG MUCKETY-MUCK OIL EXECUTIVE.
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SOME MUCKETY-MUCK FROM HQ IS COMING TO TELL US ABOUT IT.
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At the gala, I saw several muckety-mucks from the government, all discussing new policies.
Synonyms
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7.0
The most important person who controls a group or activity
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6.9
An important person with power in a company or group
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7.0
A person who controls votes and support to influence political and business decisions
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8.8
A person with power and influence because they are very rich
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9.9
An important, powerful person who is usually wealthy
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7.9
A person who uses connections to influence votes or decisions
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A person who acts very important and looks down on others
A person who has an important job that people mention as a joke
A person who uses personal connections to get favors
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Etymology
The word muckety comes from older American slang muckamuck, used in the phrase 'big muckety-muck' for someone who is important or powerful. So, a muckety is an important person who has power.