power broker
noun
: a person (as in politics) able to exert strong influence through control of votes or individuals
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At that point, voters had more power to pick presidential candidate than party power brokers.
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Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2024
Kim is touting a grassroots campaign in the primary, while Murphy, a former Republican with immense personal wealth, is flexing her connections to some of the state's power brokers, who have a heavy hand in shaping local races, including through helping set the ballot order.
—Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 14 Mar. 2024
Big-name investors such as Reid Hoffman and Michael Moritz are pulling back, creating room for a new generation of tech power brokers.
—Erin Griffith, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2024
Advertisement The onetime power broker, a major Democratic party donor and a force in California law, now lives in a locked memory care ward of an Orange County nursing home.
—Harriet Ryan, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2024
That’s because voters don’t want to be told how to vote by political power brokers.
—Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 26 Mar. 2024
Ignored by imperial rulers and gripped by a collapse of law and order, Sicilians turned to local power brokers.
—Mark Sappenfield, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Mar. 2024
Plus, his guileless public persona didn’t square with his shrewd business sense and competitiveness, something that rubbed studio executives and power brokers the wrong way.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 6 Mar. 2024
Padilla’s celebration was a bona fide coronation: council members, congress members, community leaders and other power brokers all offering their congratulations.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2024
Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2024
Kim is touting a grassroots campaign in the primary, while Murphy, a former Republican with immense personal wealth, is flexing her connections to some of the state's power brokers, who have a heavy hand in shaping local races, including through helping set the ballot order.
—Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 14 Mar. 2024
Big-name investors such as Reid Hoffman and Michael Moritz are pulling back, creating room for a new generation of tech power brokers.
—Erin Griffith, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2024
Advertisement The onetime power broker, a major Democratic party donor and a force in California law, now lives in a locked memory care ward of an Orange County nursing home.
—Harriet Ryan, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2024
That’s because voters don’t want to be told how to vote by political power brokers.
—Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 26 Mar. 2024
Ignored by imperial rulers and gripped by a collapse of law and order, Sicilians turned to local power brokers.
—Mark Sappenfield, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Mar. 2024
Plus, his guileless public persona didn’t square with his shrewd business sense and competitiveness, something that rubbed studio executives and power brokers the wrong way.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 6 Mar. 2024
Padilla’s celebration was a bona fide coronation: council members, congress members, community leaders and other power brokers all offering their congratulations.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2024
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“Power broker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/power%20broker. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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