grand vizier

Definitions

1. The greatest minister of a sultan, with absolute power of attorney and, in principle, dismissable only by the sultan himself.
   historical
2. A figure of great authority and power.
   broadly

Equivalents

Examples

“But the ultimate fix⟳ came from the grand vizier of New Orleans voodoo-funk, Dr John, whose mesmerising performance was as close⟳ as you'll come⟳ to witnessing a shaman summoning spirits.”

“To read⟳ his memoir of those years, Locked in the Cabinet, is to feel⟳ the sting⟳ experienced by this talented, innovative, and principled small “d” democrat as he was repeatedly shoved aside on economic issues by Rubin, Bentsen, Panetta, and, of course, the grand vizier himself, Alan Greenspan.”

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