Possibly because of her father's influence - he was a political bigwig in the area - he's dead now - the authorities decided not to initiate a second trial.

His powerful expression of human angst has resulted in his simultaneously receiving wide public acclaim and high censure from the orthodox and the political bigwigs.

A number of political bigwigs in Chicago, including former Mayor Kelly, wore the cylinders.

When a white stripper, known as "the White Butterfly," is murdered, the political bigwigs suddenly become involved.

And he is likely to be joined at events by political bigwigs, some of them making a showy big deal about throwing an endorsement his way.

Of course, I'm no political bigwig.

The club, a controversial men-only summertime sleep-away camp for political bigwigs, captains of industry and literary lights, lies across the river in a magnificent redwood grove.

It was just a matter of time before some tourists or political bigwigs got caught in a crossfire.

For those who want to hire a former political bigwig to lobby a state commissioner or a member of a state authority, there is no real public accounting.