Time magazine has named "the Silence Breakers" as its "Person of the Year"
It was referring to those individuals, mostly women, who came forward this year with #MeToo movement to publicly expose patterns of sexual harassment and assault by powerful public figures in United States
#MeToo was actually founded by activist Tarana Burke a decade ago to raise awareness about sexual violence.
The two runners-up for Time person of the year were Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump.
The Person of the Year is an annual honour bestowed by the Times magazine. It was started in 1927 and it is announced in month of December every year.