power broker
noun
: a person (as in politics) able to exert strong influence through control of votes or individuals
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Most notably, Larry Ellison—Oracle chairman and CTO and recently the world’s richest man—has positioned his family as media power brokers, with his son, David Ellison, leading Paramount’s transformation.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
The move divided opinion in Kenya but underscored Odinga's enduring role as a political power broker.
—NPR, 15 Oct. 2025
In turn, this requires him to remain closely engaged, week after week and month after month, with a broad spectrum of actors—not just individual power brokers.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 14 Oct. 2025
Since the Taliban’s return to power in August 2021, Moscow has sought to strengthen ties with Kabul while asserting itself as a key power broker in Central Asia.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
The move divided opinion in Kenya but underscored Odinga's enduring role as a political power broker.
—NPR, 15 Oct. 2025
In turn, this requires him to remain closely engaged, week after week and month after month, with a broad spectrum of actors—not just individual power brokers.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 14 Oct. 2025
Since the Taliban’s return to power in August 2021, Moscow has sought to strengthen ties with Kabul while asserting itself as a key power broker in Central Asia.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for power broker
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“Power broker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/power%20broker. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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