as in pillar
a person who has a high rank or an important position
The dinner was attended by many foreign dignitaries. dignitaries of the church
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of dignitary
When Leo celebrated his public Mass, the administration’s two most prominent Catholics, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance, were among the foreign dignitaries in attendance.
—
Ned Temko, Christian Science Monitor, 22 May 2025
Hotels: During Trump’s first term, dignitaries stayed at Trump properties and Republicans put on events there.
—Eric Lipton, New York Times, 14 May 2025
The moment was much less heated than some of Trump’s other meetings with other foreign leaders and dignitaries since taking office in January.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 5 June 2025
Officials wanted the pens for Vance’s office to hand out as gifts to dignitaries.
—Alexander Coolidge, USA Today, 22 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for dignitary
Ned Temko, Christian Science Monitor, 22 May 2025
Hotels: During Trump’s first term, dignitaries stayed at Trump properties and Republicans put on events there.
—Eric Lipton, New York Times, 14 May 2025
The moment was much less heated than some of Trump’s other meetings with other foreign leaders and dignitaries since taking office in January.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 5 June 2025
Officials wanted the pens for Vance’s office to hand out as gifts to dignitaries.
—Alexander Coolidge, USA Today, 22 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for dignitary
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dignitary
Noun
-
Iranian hackers were charged last decade with several attempts to hack into banks and other pillars of the American economy.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
25 June 2025
-
Trump has not addressed whether talks with Iranian officials would also address its missile program and support for terrorist proxies — an important pillar for Israel.—
Laura Kelly,
The Hill,
25 June 2025
Noun
-
Sign up for Entertainment Weekly's free newsletter to get the latest trailers, celebrity interviews, film reviews, and more.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
21 June 2025
-
The 61-year-old billionaire and the 55-year-old former TV journalist will reportedly tie the knot during a three-day wedding extravaganza in Venice, Italy, next week with numerous high-profile guests, including celebrities, politicians and business leaders.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
21 June 2025
Noun
-
His elegant, brick-walled office, larger than the Detroit home where his working-class German immigrant parents raised him, stands as a monument to what that discipline helped build.—
Josh Rottenberg,
Los Angeles Times,
25 June 2025
-
The Secretary shall manage the monument through the National Park Service, pursuant to applicable legal authorities, consistent with the purposes and provisions of this proclamation.—
Liz Tracey,
JSTOR Daily,
24 June 2025
Noun
-
Advertisement Rutte, 58, brings an idiosyncratic mix of experience and personality to the job of saving the alliance.—
Adam Rasmi,
Time,
20 June 2025
-
That has included writers like Matt Yglesias, TV personalities, like Terry Moran and Katie Couric, and authors like James Patterson, with many prioritizing video.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
20 June 2025
Noun
-
To put it another way: drafting Flagg or Harper would have given the Wizards their clearest, cleanest opportunity so far in their rebuild to draft someone who will be a future star.—
Josh Robbins,
New York Times,
17 June 2025
-
One of the biggest was only having star running back Christian McCaffrey for four games.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 June 2025
Noun
-
No one deal is more important than my name and reputation.—
Archway Homes,
Kansas City Star,
22 June 2025
-
Ripe, the pop/funk band that formed at Boston’s Berklee School of Music in 2011 and is now based in California with two albums to its name.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
22 June 2025
Noun
-
Jacobs-Jenkins cannot help noting that among that generation of Bible-quoting civil rights worthies are enough sins of the father to burden a host of sons.—
Jesse Green,
New York Times,
18 Mar. 2025
-
Martin Luther King, Senator J. William Fulbright, and California Gov. Pat Brown all said so and who would know better than these worthies?—
Walter E Block,
Orange County Register,
13 Feb. 2025
Noun
-
In Pixar’s Elio, the eponymous young hero (voiced by Yonas Kibreab) gets his wish of being abducted by aliens, and is promptly treated to all manner of otherworldly sights.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
17 June 2025
-
Going from local church to being on tour in front of thousands of people overnight was a dream come true and, in the same season, writing with all my heroes.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
17 June 2025
Cite this Entry
“Dignitary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dignitary. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share