power broker

noun

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

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Once again, the guest cast is superb: Bill Camp, sporting a magnificent handlebar mustache, is gloriously gruff as Wall Street power broker J.P. Morgan, who joins George in his railroad scheme. Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 12 June 2025 This effort to distribute AI’s compute and ownership to all comers through swarm training enables a future reality where AI isn’t something reserved for elite power brokers while inferential dregs are grudgingly dripped to the masses. Tor Constantino, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025 My forecast: Giving himself a 38th birthday gift, Messi will lead Inter Miami to the quarterfinals, prompting champagne toasts among FIFA’s event organizers, MLS power brokers and the Club World Cup’s broadcast partners. Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 June 2025 Meeka controls the building’s red light district and operates as a power broker inside The Carter. Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 12 June 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 4 Jul. 2025.

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