- a person of great influence, importance, or standing in a particular enterprise, field of business, etc.: a railroad magnate.
- a person of eminence or distinction in any field: literary magnates.
- a member of the former upper house in either the Polish or Hungarian parliament.
- a person of power and rank in any sphere, esp in industry
- a great nobleman
- (formerly) a member of the upper chamber in certain European parliaments, as in Hungary
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