What is "very important person"

n. A person who is accorded special privileges due to his or her status or importance.

n. an important or influential (and often overbearing) person [syn: VIP, high-up, dignitary, panjandrum, high muckamuck]

Very Important Person (retitled A Coming Out Party in the United States) is a 1961 British comedy film, directed by Ken Annakin and written by Jack Davies and Henry Blyth.

The film contains performances from several well-known British comedy and character actors, including James Robertson Justice, Stanley Baxter as both a dour Scottish prisoner and the camp Kommandant, Eric Sykes as a sports fanatic, John Le Mesurier as the Escape officer, Leslie Phillips and Richard Wattis as the emotional Entertainments officers, desperately trying to coax quality performances out of would-be entertainers.

The film had its World Premiere on April 20th 1961 at the Leicester Square Theatre in London's West End and went on General Release in late May on Rank's second string National circuit.

A very important person (VIP) is a person who is accorded special privileges due to their status or importance.

Examples include celebrities, heads of state or heads of government, other politicians, major employers, high rollers, high-level corporate officers, wealthy individuals, or any other 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 tickets, VIP may be used as a title in a similar way to premium. These "VIP tickets" can be purchased by anyone, but still meaning separation from other customers, own security checks etc.

The term VVIP or Very Very Important Person is also used, especially with reference to VIPs with very high spending power.