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.
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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
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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
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“Power broker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/power%20broker. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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