Very Important Person
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A Very Important Person, or VIP is a person who is accorded special privileges due to his or her status or importance.[1]
Examples include celebrities, heads of state/heads of government, major employers, high rollers, politicians, high-level corporate officers, wealthy individuals, or any other notable person who receives special treatment for some reason. In some cases, such as tickets to events, VIP may be used as a title in a similar way to premium, and these "VIP tickets" can be purchased by anyone. The term was coined between 1930 and 1940.
[edit] VIP syndrome
VIP syndrome is a term used to describe a situation when a perceived VIP uses his/her status to influence a given professional to make unorthodox decisions under the pressure or presence of the individual.[2][3]
The term can be applied to any profession which has relationships with wealthy, famous and/or powerful clients or patients,[4] particularly medical or airline professions.[2][4]
[edit] References
- ^ "Very Important Person". The Trustees of Princeton University. http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=very%20important%20person. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
- ^ a b Block, A. Jay (1993). "Beware of the VIP Syndrome". Chest (American College of Chest Physicians) 4 (104): 989. PMID 8404234. http://chestjournal.chestpubs.org/content/104/4/989b.full.pdf.
- ^ http://journals.lww.com/jonmd/Citation/1964/02000/_the_Vip_Syndrome___A_Clinical_Study_in_Hospital.12.aspx
- ^ a b Bremer, Jack (13 April 2010). "‘VIP passenger syndrome’ to blame for Polish tragedy". The First Post. Dennis Publishing. http://www.thefirstpost.co.uk/62077,news-comment,news-politics,vip-passenger-syndrome-to-blame-for-polish-tragedy. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
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