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power broker

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noun

  1. a person with power and influence, esp one who operates behind the scenes

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Shibl Al Zaidi remains a power broker, meeting openly with senior Iraqi officials.

From The Wall Street Journal May 11, 2026

Jim Clyburn, the 85-year-old Democratic power broker from South Carolina, has resisted calls to retire.

From Slate Apr. 24, 2026

Ras Laffan is quite simply the engine that has powered Qatar’s meteoric growth and rise as a global power broker.

From Salon Mar. 21, 2026

The crash highlighted Turkey’s role as a power broker in Libya, an oil-rich country in north Africa that descended into political crisis and civil war after a 2011 rebellion overthrew former dictator Col.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 23, 2025

She reasserted herself as the power broker among the leaders of the neighboring states, forging alliances and drawing up agreements.

From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby

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