power broker
noun
: a person (as in politics) able to exert strong influence through control of votes or individuals
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The grandson of legendary Hollywood power broker Lew Wasserman, the 51-year-old entertainment executive is also the chairman of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics organizing committee.
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Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 14 Feb. 2026
Gaza showed how power brokers from the White House on down seem eager for pretexts to punish dissent in ways that create a chilling effect, and that the hottest rhetoric from activists can be exactly that pretext.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
Known as a track power broker, Blackwood served as associate director for five NCAA national championship events.
—Tom Orsborn, San Antonio Express-News, 1 Feb. 2026
But this offense — becoming the latest power broker to have gotten too close to Jeffrey Epstein — should not be dismissed in the hope that it gets lost in all of next week’s Super Bowl noise.
—Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
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Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 14 Feb. 2026
Gaza showed how power brokers from the White House on down seem eager for pretexts to punish dissent in ways that create a chilling effect, and that the hottest rhetoric from activists can be exactly that pretext.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
Known as a track power broker, Blackwood served as associate director for five NCAA national championship events.
—Tom Orsborn, San Antonio Express-News, 1 Feb. 2026
But this offense — becoming the latest power broker to have gotten too close to Jeffrey Epstein — should not be dismissed in the hope that it gets lost in all of next week’s Super Bowl noise.
—Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
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“Power broker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/power%20broker. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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