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Pooh-Bah
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Pooh-Bah or pooh-bah  (pbä)
n.
1. A pompous ostentatious official, especially one who, holding many offices, fulfills none of them.
2. A person who holds high office.
[After Pooh-Bah, Lord-High-Everything-Else, a character in The Mikado by W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan.]
Pooh-Bah [ˈpuːˈbɑː]
n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a pompous self-important official holding several offices at once and fulfilling none of them
[after the character, the Lord-High-Everything-Else, in The Mikado (1885), a light opera by Gilbert and Sullivan]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.pooh-bah - an arrogant or conceited person of importance
high-muck-a-muck
important person, influential person, personage - a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events
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