pillar of society

English

Noun

pillar of society (plural pillars of society)

1. An important and/or highly respected member of society
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   • 2025 January 20, Donald Trump, Inaugural Address (2025):

     For many years, a corrupt and radical establishment has extracted power and wealth from our citizens while the pillars of our society lay broken, and seemingly incomplete and in disrepair.