power broker

noun

: a person (as in politics) able to exert strong influence through control of votes or individuals

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Tehran’s decline has coincided with the rise of new power brokers in the Middle East. James Jeffrey, Foreign Affairs, 4 July 2025 Or consider Charlie Kirk, the MAGA power broker who helped run the Trump campaign’s youth-vote operation, and then vetted potential White House hires. Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 1 July 2025 The fight with Romero was supposed to be the first in string of bouts against compelling competition orchestrated by boxing power broker, Turki Alalshikh. Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025 The experts praised Majors and his team’s choice of venue — a trade publication read by the industry power brokers who will decide his future — and writer. Nate Jones, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for power broker

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First Known Use

1961, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of power broker was in 1961

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“Power broker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/power%20broker. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.

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