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A very important person or personage (VIP or V.I.P.) is a person who is accorded special
A very important person or personage (VIP or V.I.P.) is a person who is accorded special privilege
Privilege may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* ''Privilege'' (film), a 1967 film directed by Peter Watkins
* ''Privilege'' (Ivor Cutler album), 1983
* ''Privilege'' (Television Personalities album), 1990
* ''Privilege (Abridged)'', an alb ...
s due to their high social status, influence or importance. The term was not common until sometime after World War 2 by RAF pilots.
Examples include celebrities, heads of state or heads of government, other politicians
A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government. Politicians propose, support, reject and create laws that govern the land and by an extension of its people. Broadly speaking, a ...
, major employer
Employment is a relationship between two parties regulating the provision of paid labour services. Usually based on a contract, one party, the employer, which might be a corporation, a not-for-profit organization, a co-operative, or any othe ...
s, high rollers, high-level corporate officers, bankers, economists, physicians, clergy, military personnel, Crime bosses, High-net-worth individual, wealthy individuals, or any other socially notable person who receives special treatment for any reason. The special treatment usually involves separation from common people, and a higher level of comfort or service.
In some cases, such as with Ticket (admission), tickets, VIP may be used as a title in a similar way to ''premium'' or ''exclusive.'' Usually, VIP tickets can be purchased by anyone, but still meaning separation from other customers, own security checks etc.
Sometimes, the term ''very very important person'' (''VVIP'' or ''V.V.I.P.'') is also used, especially with reference to VIPs with very high rank or spending power. It is used especially when anyone can buy VIP treatment, to distinguish people with especially high requirements. And ''V.V.V.I.P.'' can denote even another level of exclusivity.
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