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1. • • A bigwig is a person in a position of power, usually in a very successful company, or within the government.
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   What does bigwig mean?

   • A bigwig is a person in a position of power, usually in a very successful company, or within the government. Bigwig definition. What is the meaning of bigwig? Learn this English idiom along with other words and phrases at Writing Explained.

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   What is a government bigwig?

   • A government bigwig is a person with a good deal of power and influence, and a corporate bigwig might own an enormous company. This word dates from the 18th century, when powerful, distinguished men tended to wear large, impressive wigs. "Bigwig."

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   What is bigwig & how does it work?

   • BigWig is the binary version (described here ), that allows compressing the data and streaming of the data from a remote location to the machine running the display (i.e. the genome browser) on demand. To create and work with the data various software options are available, my current recommendation is:

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   What is an example of a corpus bigwig?

   • Examples from the Corpus bigwig • The employee is hauled before a series of bigwigs. • Democrats are not alone in soliciting big-money donations or coupling them with access to political bigwigs. • They have links with political bigwigs and the local administration, which is all the qualification needed to get into the business.

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   Bigwig Meaning. Definition: A very important person with high authority. Origin of Bigwig. This expression originated in the 1700s, and it is indeed literal. In the 17th and 18th centuries, many European noblemen wore big wigs to showcase their wealth or significance in society. In those days, wigs were very expensive to acquire and keep in ...

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   BIGWIG meaning: 1. a person who has an important or powerful position: 2. a person who has an important or…. Learn more.

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   See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence. bigwig is considered derogatory. See meaning & use.

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   Definition of bigwig noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   5 days ago · bigwig in American English. (ˈbɪɡˌwɪɡ) noun. informal. an important person, esp. an official. senators and other political bigwigs. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. Derived forms.

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   Britannica Dictionary definition of BIGWIG. [count] informal. : a powerful or important person. corporate bigwigs [= big shots] a bigwig in local politics. BIGWIG meaning: a powerful or important person.

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   bigwig. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English big‧wig /ˈbɪɡwɪɡ/ noun [ countable] informal an important person A few of the company bigwigs have their own jets. Examples from the Corpus bigwig • The employee is hauled before a series of bigwigs. • Democrats are not alone in soliciting big-money donations or coupling them ...