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kingmaker
[king-mey-ker]
noun
a person who has great power and influence in the choice of a ruler, candidate for public office, business leader, or the like.
kingmaker
/ ˈkɪŋˌmeɪkə /
noun
a person who has control over appointments to positions of authority
Other Word Forms
- kingmaking noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of kingmaker1
Example Sentences
By the 2000s Dobson was a kingmaker in the GOP and was feted by every Republican politician who coveted his endorsement.
Or Cecil B. DeMille, the Hollywood kingmaker whose friendly exterior disguises his determination to preserve his industry’s institutional sexism?
Guralnick’s new book is the story of an immigrant scrapper who became a kingmaker with his unerring instinct for the main chance.
It’s also the fastest-growing, and it’s been a political kingmaker since the 1990s.
On the other hand, the political kingmakers on both sides - who are avid social media users themselves - are hurling jabs at each other too.
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