Grand Poobah
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title:
Grand Poobah
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Grand Poobah is a satirical term derived from the name of the haughty character Pooh-Bah in Gilbert and Sullivan's The Mikado (1885). In this comic opera, Pooh-Bah holds numerous exalted offices, including "First Lord of the Treasury, Lord Chief Justice, Commander-in-Chief, Lord High Admiral ... Archbishop ... Lord Mayor" and "Lord High Everything Else". The name has come to be used as a mocking title for someone self-important or locally high-ranking and who either exhibits an inflated self-reg
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Satirical term for self-important local officials
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Poobah
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2023-09-24T05:46:14Z
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