eminent person
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person of prominence — eminent person, important individual, distinguished person … English contemporary dictionary
person of high standing — eminent person, distinguished individual … English contemporary dictionary
eminent — em|i|nent [ˈemınənt] adj [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: , present participle of eminere to stand out ] an eminent person is famous, important, and respected ▪ an eminent lawyer … Dictionary of contemporary English
eminent — [[t]e̱mɪnənt[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n An eminent person is well known and respected, especially because they are good at their profession. ...an eminent scientist … English dictionary
eminent — adjective an eminent person is famous and admired by many people: an eminent lawyer see famous … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Eminent domain — (United States), compulsory purchase (United Kingdom, New Zealand, Ireland), resumption/compulsory acquisition (Australia), or expropriation (South Africa and Canada) is an action of the state to seize a citizen s private property, expropriate… … Wikipedia
eminent domain — em·i·nent do·main / e mə nənt / n: the right of the government to take property from a private owner for public use by virtue of the superior dominion of its sovereignty over all lands within its jurisdiction see also condemn, expropriate, take… … Law dictionary
Eminent Domain — The power the government has to obtain the property of an individual even without the person s full consent. In most countries, including the U.S., the land owner will be compensated for the land at fair market value. This power allows the… … Investment dictionary
Lives of the Most Eminent Literary and Scientific Men — The Lives of the Most Eminent Literary and Scientific Men were five volumes of Dionysius Lardner’s 133 volume Cabinet Cyclopaedia (1829 ndash;46). Aimed at the self educating middle class, this encyclopedia was written during the nineteenth… … Wikipedia
Portal:Food/Selected person — These are the articles that are featured on the Food portal main page. If you wish to add a biography, you will be expected to make a good faith effort to address objections that are raised. Consensus must be reached for a biography to be… … Wikipedia
