power broker
noun
: a person (as in politics) able to exert strong influence through control of votes or individuals
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When Powell, now 64, was coming up in the 1970s, the Riverside program was growing into a basketball powerhouse—and power broker.
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Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 7 Jan. 2026
When Powell, now 64, was coming up in the 1970s, the Riverside program was growing into a basketball powerhouse — and power broker.
—Luke Cyphers, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2026
Under Maduro, Rodríguez consolidated his role as a top negotiator and power broker.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2026
That could mean tightening sanctions on remaining power brokers, expanding strikes against security installations and militias, covertly supporting insurgent factions, and using Maduro’s prospective trial as a global stage on which to delegitimize Chavismo once and for all.
—Robert Muggah, Fortune, 5 Jan. 2026
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Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 7 Jan. 2026
When Powell, now 64, was coming up in the 1970s, the Riverside program was growing into a basketball powerhouse — and power broker.
—Luke Cyphers, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2026
Under Maduro, Rodríguez consolidated his role as a top negotiator and power broker.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2026
That could mean tightening sanctions on remaining power brokers, expanding strikes against security installations and militias, covertly supporting insurgent factions, and using Maduro’s prospective trial as a global stage on which to delegitimize Chavismo once and for all.
—Robert Muggah, Fortune, 5 Jan. 2026
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“Power broker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/power%20broker. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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