dignitary
noun
a person who holds a high rank or office, as in the government or church.
dignitaries
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pluralof dignitary.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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He believed the White House needed a grand ballroom that could seat hundreds of dignitaries.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
Barton continues to tour nationwide, speaking at hundreds of conferences and events a year, including July’s Family Leadership Summit in Des Moines, Iowa, along with Johnson and other conservative dignitaries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
More than 80,000 fans, celebrities and foreign dignitaries are expected to have packed the stadium for Sunday's final between Spain and Argentina.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
Also present were dignitaries from 29 countries that a day earlier had signed up to create a new China-led body to promote global AI cooperation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
State Department regularly brought African dignitaries to the city, to show the world that the stories in the sensationalist press about race problems in America were exaggerated or exceptions to the rule of racial comity.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
