power broker

British  

noun

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

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Example Sentences

Evidence that Girardi, a power broker in California politics and the law, had misappropriated millions of dollars in settlement money from the Indonesians led to the implosion of his law firm five years ago.

From Los Angeles Times

Plus, oil prices stabilize, Google faces a wrongful death suit over Gemini, and the $250 billion influencer economy has its own power brokers.

From The Wall Street Journal

Longtime regime stalwart Ali Larijani, who heads Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, has emerged as a power broker.

From The Wall Street Journal

Their faces might be familiar on social media, but they lacked the recognition and trust enjoyed by established power brokers in the villagers.

From BBC

That theme and his considerable rhetorical gifts would make him a national political figure by the end of the 1980s and one of the most influential Democratic power brokers of his era.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• fixer
• kingmaker