grand vizier en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
- (historical) The greatest minister of a sultan, with absolute power of attorney and, in principle, dismissable only by the sultan himself.
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(broadly) A figure of great authority and power.
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.
2022, Gary Gerstle, chapter 5, in The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order […] , New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, Part II. The Neoliberal Order, 1970–2020: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.
2012 July 24, Alfred Hickling, “SummerTyne Americana – review”, in The Guardian:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| grand viziers | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| grand vizir | alternative | lexicographic |
Synonyms
top boy · boss · baron · very important person · high muckety-muck · grand poobah · head honcho · big wheel · Vizier Azem · heavy hitter · somebody · muckamuck · big enchilada · big noise · big name · big shot · bigwig · heavyweight · numero uno · high muckamuck · kingpin · top dog · top cat · VIP · big cheese · mugwump · top banana · top gun · muckety muck · rooster · mayor · macher · king of the hill · big man · panjandrum · big kahuna · king of the castle · king of all one surveys · wheel · big gun · poobah
Translations (33)
gl gran visir (greatest minister of a sultan) · tg вазири аъзам (greatest minister of a sultan) · fr grand vizir (greatest minister of a sultan) · hy մեծ վեզիր (greatest minister of a sultan) · pt grão-vizir (greatest minister of a sultan) · es gran visir (greatest minister of a sultan) · ar صَدْر أَعْظَم (greatest minister of a sultan) · cs velkovezír (greatest minister of a sultan) · ro marele vizir (greatest minister of a sultan) · uk вели́кий візи́р (greatest minister of a sultan) · fi suurvisiiri (greatest minister of a sultan) · uz sadri aʼzam (greatest minister of a sultan) · ko 대와지르 (greatest minister of a sultan) · sk veľkovezír (greatest minister of a sultan) · jv patih (greatest minister of a sultan) · pl wielki wezyr (greatest minister of a sultan) · tr sadrazam (greatest minister of a sultan) · az sədrəzəm (greatest minister of a sultan) · ru вели́кий визи́рь (greatest minister of a sultan) · az baş vəzir (greatest minister of a sultan) · bn উজিরে আজম (greatest minister of a sultan) · ka სავეზირო (greatest minister of a sultan) · ko 대재상 (greatest minister of a sultan) · fa-ira وَزیرِ اَعْظَم (greatest minister of a sultan) · ja 大宰相 (greatest minister of a sultan) · be вялі́кі візі́р (greatest minister of a sultan) · lv lielvezīrs (greatest minister of a sultan) · de Großwesir (greatest minister of a sultan) · bg вели́к вези́р (greatest minister of a sultan) · ota صدر اعظم (greatest minister of a sultan) · eo ĉefveziro (greatest minister of a sultan) · cmn 大維齊爾 /大维齐尔 (greatest minister of a sultan) · ur وَزِیرِ اَعْظَم (greatest minister of a sultan)