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| - | {{en-noun|?}} | + | {{en-noun|sg=[[who]][['s]] [[who]]|who's whos|-}} |
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| - | # A publication of famous people's biographies | + | # {{uncountable|capitalized}} A [[publication]] containing [[biography|biographies]] of [[well-known]] or [[important]] people. |
| - | #*'''1914''', The Everyman Encyclopædia | + | #* '''1914''', The Everyman Encyclopædia: |
| - | #*:''Nearly every country has now a '''Who's Who''', which gives a brief out- lino of the life and work of living men who have distinguished themselves in various ways. Many biographies have been combined with works of criticism'' | + | #*: ''Nearly every country has now a '''Who's Who''', which gives a brief out- lino of the life and work of living men who have distinguished themselves in various ways. Many biographies have been combined with works of criticism'' |
| - | # A list of famous or upper-class people | + | # {{uncountable}} A list of famous or [[upper-class]] people. |
| - | #*'''April 6 2002''', [[w:New York Times|New York Times]] - ''THE 1992 CAMPAIGN: Delegates; How New York Voters Determine Who Fills Seats at Democratic Convention''[http://www.nytimes.com/1992/04/06/us/1992-campaign-delegates-new-york-voters-determine-who-fills-seats-democratic.html] | + | #* '''April 6 2002''', [[w:New York Times|New York Times]] - ''THE 1992 CAMPAIGN: Delegates; How New York Voters Determine Who Fills Seats at Democratic Convention''[http://www.nytimes.com/1992/04/06/us/1992-campaign-delegates-new-york-voters-determine-who-fills-seats-democratic.html]: |
| - | #*:''Mr. Clinton's candidates, a veritable '''who's who''' of New York Democrats, include Carol Bellamy, the former City Council president; Sandra Feldman, head of the United Federation of Teachers in New York City, and Representative Gary L. Ackerman of Queens. '' | + | #*: ''Mr. Clinton's candidates, a veritable '''who's who''' of New York Democrats, include Carol Bellamy, the former City Council president; Sandra Feldman, head of the United Federation of Teachers in New York City, and Representative Gary L. Ackerman of Queens. '' |
| - | #*'''February 11 2010''', Sydney Morning Herald - ''Dealer to the who's who of Australian art''[http://www.smh.com.au/national/obituaries/dealer-to-the-whos-who-of-australian-art-20100210-nsc4.html?skin=text-only] | + | #* '''February 11 2010''', Sydney Morning Herald - ''Dealer to the who's who of Australian art''[http://www.smh.com.au/national/obituaries/dealer-to-the-whos-who-of-australian-art-20100210-nsc4.html?skin=text-only]: |
| - | #*:''With glittering names from a '''who's who''' of Australian art on her walls she would laugh: "Not just glittering names, glittering examples of their work, too."'' | + | #*: ''With glittering names from a '''who's who''' of Australian art on her walls she would laugh: "Not just glittering names, glittering examples of their work, too."'' |
| - | # Collectively, the [[elite]] class. | + | # {{uncountable}} Collectively, the [[elite]] class. |
| - | # A person appearing in a [[w:Who's Who|Who's Who]] publication | + | # {{countable}} A person appearing in a [[w:Who's Who|Who's Who]] publication. |
| - | #*:'''1942''', Milwaukee Journal - ''Sixty-one From Wisconsin Make Debut as Who's Whos .'' | + | #*:'''1942''', ''Sixty-one From Wisconsin Make Debut as '''Who's Whos''''' [headline], Milaukee Journal. |
| - | # {{countable}} A [[celebrity]] or famous person, someone likely to be in such a publication | + | # {{countable}} A [[celebrity]] or famous person, someone likely to be in such a publication. |
