panjandrum in English
noun
1
a person who has or claims to have a great deal of authority or influence.
The jobs of chairman and director-general are usually bestowed upon people of epic self-importance, panjandrums who consider themselves to be famous and have indeed achieved much greatness in their respective spheres.
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1. Fry, perhaps consciously, was echoing the views of the foremost artistic panjandrum of a previous age.
2. True or not, the story is in character: Mr Emanuel is famous for being the president's most pugnacious panjandrum and congressional and media manipulator, and proud of it to boot.