expression, noun
important person; bigwig; celebrated figure
Refers to someone of high status, influence, or achievement. Often used with a mix of respect and slight irony in casual contexts.
彼は会社で偉い人になった。
He became an important person in the company.
偉い人がたくさん来る会議だから、緊張する。
I'm nervous because it's a meeting where many bigwigs will attend.
偉い is an adjective meaning 'great' or 'admirable', while 偉い人 is a noun phrase referring to a person of high status.
お偉方 is a more formal or collective term for high-ranking people, often used in business or political contexts.
Compound of 偉い (えらい, 'great, eminent') and 人 (ひと, 'person'). The phrase is transparent and follows standard Japanese noun-modification patterns.