honored guests
- distinguishedNotable and respected
- esteemedGreatly respected, admired
- VIPNotable, for short
- dignitariesPersons of high rank
- celebritiesWell-known public figures
welcome · reception · banquet · gala · ceremony · podium · toast · applause · red carpet · invitation · formal · hospitality · tribute · keynote · entourage · arrival · fanfare · protocol
- Salutationsgreetings, hello, good morning, good afternoon, good evening
- speech partsintroduction, opening remarks, closing remarks, greeting, salutation
status/treatment
honored guestspersona non grata
Officially unwelcome individual
intruders · trespassers · uninvited guests · interlopers · outcasts
welcome/hostility
honored guestsenemies
Hostile opposing parties
invaders · adversaries · antagonists · home invaders · interlopers
social role
honored guestsservants
Hired household workers
underlings · peons · second-class citizens · afterthoughts · wallflowers