panjandrum

noun

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as in nabob

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Recent Examples of panjandrum The president’s bellowing recitation of his accomplishments served as a vivid reminder of the bullet so recently deflected by Nancy Pelosi and her ruthless fellow Democratic Party panjandrums by hustling the would-be nominee into political oblivion. — Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 5 Sep. 2024 Bamford, while cutting in and out of the lives of Hollywood’s panjandrums, takes us to Pyongyang, where Kim’s minions are stealing money and cryptocurrency while wreaking havoc on computer systems around the world. — Tim Weiner, The New Republic, 27 Mar. 2023 The posh, wild-bearded panjandrum of the anti-aging movement, de Grey was born in London in 1963. — Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2021 The industry’s panjandrums insist that a new culture of compliance will make FDA site closures a thing of the past. — The Economist, 22 Mar. 2018 The forum, for its part, will drum up support for the venture among the world’s panjandrums—and with luck some dosh as well. — The Economist, 23 Jan. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for panjandrum
  1. nabob
  2. baron
  3. bigwig
  4. kahuna
  5. mogul
  6. magnate
  7. eminence
  8. monument
Noun
  • Netflix execs no doubt long ago figured out how to tune out the nattering nabobs of negativism, understanding that such scrutiny — from both consumers and the press — is the unavoidable by-product of success.
    — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2026
  • But all the nattering nabobs of negativism who’d normally have been concentrating on Maura’s catastrophic first term had to devote at least a little attention to recounting one of the Wu Klux Klan’s more embarrassing moments of 2025.
    — Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 21 Jan. 2026
Definition of nabob
Noun
  • Oil barons once made deals in the stunning Art Deco lobby, and many celebrities have checked in over the years, including Elvis Presley.
    — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Like the barons of New York a century ago, Ackman seems to be trying to shift the landscape to create another corridor, one fitted to his own interests.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of baron
Noun
  • Kerry is married to lawyer Billy Macon (Jason Ritter), whose father, William (Garret Dillahunt), is a local bigwig, with a cowboy militia and a wife, Zoe (Poorna Jagannathan), who possibly not coincidentally meets John in a bar.
    — Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The idea, according to officials, would bring $500 million to the city’s coffers annually, paid primarily by bigwigs who get to enjoy city life but don’t pay city income taxes.
    — Anthony Izaguirre, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of bigwig
Noun
  • The big kahuna of hotels here is Ocean Edge Resort, a historic Victorian mansion on a bluff overlooking the scenic Cape Cod Bay.
    — Kira Turnbull, Travel + Leisure, 6 June 2026
  • Then White caught the big kahuna.
    — Sean Gregory, Time, 26 May 2026
Definition of kahuna
Noun
  • Algee Smith, best known for his work in the early seasons of Euphoria, is set to portray Warren G in Snoop, Universal Pictures’ biopic of entertainment mogul and rapper Snoop Dogg.
    — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Record mogul Lou Adler produced the Los Angeles staging and the movie version that began filming in 1974.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of mogul
Noun
  • Sargeant, a Florida oil magnate, had come under fire from Venezuelan opposition figures and US allies for allegedly propping up Maduro.
    — Fabiola Zerpa, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Ryan Reynolds is already something of a modern-day Renaissance man, being a highly successful actor, billionaire business mogul, and global soccer magnate.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of magnate
Noun
  • Lukas Dhont’s war drama Coward, yet another Cannes entry (the festival’s pre-eminence in this category continues), is another that critics are high on.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Three extraordinary new books, published this year, shed light on the brilliance and complexity of Morrison’s life and work, and place her as an American eminence, a visionary who saw fiction as a means through which to recast her country’s story.
    — Leigh Haber, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Definition of eminence
Noun
  • The most typical public piece is a bust, but Plasencia proposed the idea of a monument, and it was accepted.
    — Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The PhDs who gave us the monument to double counting that is GDP have similarly made a mockery of inflation.
    — John Tamny, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of monument

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“Panjandrum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/panjandrum. Accessed 3 Sep. 2026.

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