Sentence:  I think it's an excellent thing that the Great <WSD>Panjandrum</WSD> is coming for the week-end. Have you ever met him in private?" / I ought to explain that the Great <WSD>Panjandrum</WSD> was the nickname for Lord Elkindale, the then Foreign Secretary. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  An important, powerful or influential person.