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powerbroker
or pow·er bro·ker
[ pou-er-broh-ker ]
/ ˈpaʊ ərˌbroʊ kər /
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noun
a person who wields great political, governmental, or financial power.
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How to use powerbroker in a sentence
There is no question of the queens’ transformation in historical chronicles from fierce powerbrokers to mere footnotes being accidental, the result of poor translations, sloppy transcriptions, or even a handful of scribes with personal axes to grind.
Bourdeaux is also a first-term representative who won her 2020 primary with only 53 percent of the vote, so she may not have had time yet to build up loyalty among local powerbrokers and voters.
What Drove 9 Moderate House Democrats To Hold Up Their Party’s Agenda?|Nathaniel Rakich (nathaniel.rakich@fivethirtyeight.com)|August 30, 2021|FiveThirtyEightShe represents an international powerbroker in a world increasingly skeptical of its role.
British Dictionary definitions for powerbroker
power broker
noun
a person with power and influence, esp one who operates behind the scenes
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