The word "dignitaries" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to people of high social rank or to people of importance in a particular field. Example sentence: The mayor welcomed the dignitaries from the neighbouring countries.
Would Australians want him sitting in his office, or at home, spending time reading through those media releases, or looking at photos of himself meeting foreign dignitaries?
That 4m-tall royal sapling is but one of many planted by visiting dignitaries over the years and probably the largest, having been planted first.
Let's be honest: if it had not been for us – activists, scholars, policymakers, artists, celebrities, dignitaries, and every day concerned citizens of the world throughout the world – we would not be experiencing the very necessary virtual Nigerian spring that we are experiencing today.
If you are planning to stay overnight, check out yosemitepark.com/lodging for accommodation: it lists options from permanent camps in the High Sierra to the hotel of choice for visiting dignitaries, the luxury Ahwahnee.
The factory was the toast of Uruguay - presidents and other dignitaries were regular visitors.
Its six new classrooms and its new latrines, opened two years ago amid great fanfare including a roasted ox and the presence of many of the most important local dignitaries, stilled anxieties that the project was focusing too much on "software" – training and education – and not enough on the "hardware", such as buildings.
As Barack Obama and David Cameron joined tens of thousands of South Africans paying their respects to Nelson Mandela at a memorial service in Johannesburg, they took advantage of the unusual number of dignitaries gathered in one place to pose for a self-portrait with Helle Thorning-Schmidt, the Danish prime minister (and daughter-in-law of Neil Kinnock).
China said the charges were "extremely ridiculous", with foreign ministry spokesman Qin Gang adding: "For a long time American authorities have conducted large-scale, organised cyber-theft and cyber-espionage activities against foreign dignitaries, companies and individuals.
Inside auctioneers Christie's London HQ, reporters jostled with photographers and the dignitaries tripped over the TV cables.
Addressing dignitaries including the Chinese premier, Li Keqiang, and the Kenyan president, Uhuru Kenyatta, Jonathan said: "Thank you for accepting to come even at a time we're facing attacks by terrorists.
The same week the advisory committee recommended an Indigenous keeping place to government, Abbott announced his desire for an Arlington-style cemetery for Australian war dead and dignitaries.
