Time Person of the Year
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Time magazine annually selects a man, woman, or idea that had the most influence on events in the preceding year and honors them as "Person of the Year." The award matters because it reflects Time's perspective on who or what shaped the world during that year and often sparks public discussion about major global events and influential figures.
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Person of the Year, called Man of the Year or Woman of the Year until 1999, is an annual issue of the American news magazine and website Time featuring a person, group, idea, or object that "for better or for worse ... has done the most to influence the events of the year". The Time website or a partner organization also runs an annual online reader's poll that has no effect on the selection, although no poll was held in 2023 or 2024.
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