high muckamucks
Those in charge
High muckamucks are people who hold positions of importance or authority, especially those who act self-importantly or throw their weight around.
The term carries a mildly mocking tone, suggesting the person may be pompous or overrated in their significance.
The high muckamucks in the front office decided to cancel the project.
Also spelled high muckety-mucks or high mucka-mucks, it's used when you want to deflate someone's pretensions while acknowledging their power.
- bigwigsInfluential, powerful people
- big wigsInfluential, powerful people
- bossesManagers or raised studs
- head honchosLeaders of an organization
- kingpinsDominant figures in organizations
top dogs · dignitaries · honchos · big kahunas · magnates · tycoons · captain of industry · big cheese · fat cat · heavy hitters · executives · movers and shakers · chieftains · elites · luminary · top brass · corner office · leaders
high muckamucksnobodies
Unimportant, unknown persons
peons · underlings · minions · small fry · grunts
high muckamucksnobodies
Unimportant, unknown persons
nonentities · unknowns · ciphers · invisible people · also-rans
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