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  2. Very important person - Wikipedia

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    A very important person (VIP or V.I.P.) or personage [1] is a person who is accorded special privileges due to their high social rank, status, influence, or importance. [2] [3] The term was not common until sometime after World War II when it was popularised by Royal Air Force pilots. [1] [additional citation(s) needed]

  3. List of titles - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of personal titles arranged in a sortable table. They can be sorted: Alphabetically; By language, nation, or tradition of origin; By function. See Separation of duties for a description of the Executive, Judicial, and Legislative functions as they are generally understood today.

  4. English honorifics - Wikipedia

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    In the English language, an honorific is a form of address conveying esteem, courtesy or respect. These can be titles prefixing a person's name, e.g.: Mr, Mrs, Miss, Ms, Mx, Sir, Dame, Dr, Cllr, Lady, or Lord, or other titles or positions that can appear as a form of address without the person's name, as in Mr President, General, Captain, Father, Doctor, or Earl.

  5. Thesaurus - Wikipedia

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    Thesaurus Linguae Latinae. A modern english thesaurus. A thesaurus (pl.: thesauri or thesauruses), sometimes called a synonym dictionary or dictionary of synonyms, is a reference work which arranges words by their meanings (or in simpler terms, a book where one can find different words with similar meanings to other words), [1] [2] sometimes as a hierarchy of broader and narrower terms ...

  6. Bodyguard - Wikipedia

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    A bodyguard (or close protection officer/operative) is a type of security guard, government law enforcement officer, or servicemember who protects an important person or group of people, such as high-ranking public officials, wealthy businesspeople, and celebrities, from harm.

  7. The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History

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    The first person on Hart's list is the Islamic prophet Muhammad. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] Hart asserted that Muhammad was "supremely successful" in both the religious and secular realms, being responsible for both the foundations of Islam as well as the Early Muslim conquests uniting the Arabian Peninsula and eventually a wider caliphate after his death.

  8. Subsidy Scorecards: University of Southern Mississippi

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    SOURCE: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, University of Southern Mississippi (2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010).Read our methodology here.. HuffPost and The Chronicle examined 201 public D-I schools from 2010-2014.

  9. Importance - Wikipedia

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    Importance is a property of entities that make a difference in the world. [1] [2] So for something to be important, it has to impact the world around it.For example, World War II was an important event in history both because of the suffering it caused and because of the long-term political changes it affected. [3]