"the great and the good" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{head|en|noun}} the great and the good
  1. (UK, often humorous or ironic) Worthy, distinguished or important people, especially when gathered together. Tags: UK Translations (Translations): herrat [plural] (Finnish), wielcy i wspaniali (Polish), ważni (Polish)
    Sense id: en-the_great_and_the_good-en-noun-J1dqyyEE Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Polish links with redundant wikilinks

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