"big man" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: big men [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|big men}} big man (plural big men)
  1. (anthropology) A male individual in a tribe who has great status and influence, especially in Melanesia and Polynesia. Categories (topical): Anthropology, People
    Sense id: en-big_man-en-noun-rdSyMNKd Disambiguation of People: 83 0 17 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 10 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 60 13 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 69 8 23 Topics: anthropology, human-sciences, sciences
  2. (politics) A corrupt, autocratic ruler. Categories (topical): Politics
    Sense id: en-big_man-en-noun-BnEv6OCI Topics: government, politics
  3. Synonym of big guy (“term of endearment”) Synonyms: big guy [synonym, synonym-of] Derived forms: bigmanism
    Sense id: en-big_man-en-noun-VCMJcy2E

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