power broker
noun
: a person (as in politics) able to exert strong influence through control of votes or individuals
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The comptroller’s race has become somewhat of a proxy battle for Upper Manhattan power brokers.
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Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 16 May 2025
In January, Frank Carone, an ex-marine and a longtime Brooklyn power broker who had served as Adams’s City Hall chief of staff, coördinated with Eric Trump, the President’s second son, to arrange a meeting between the Mayor and the soon to be reinstalled President.
—Eric Lach, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
The next power brokers: Spring break for the children of New York’s elite involves sun, fun and networking opportunities.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
But if Tottenham beat United on Wednesday week, this is exactly the dilemma Daniel Levy and the other senior power brokers at the club will have to face.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 10 May 2025
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Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 16 May 2025
In January, Frank Carone, an ex-marine and a longtime Brooklyn power broker who had served as Adams’s City Hall chief of staff, coördinated with Eric Trump, the President’s second son, to arrange a meeting between the Mayor and the soon to be reinstalled President.
—Eric Lach, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
The next power brokers: Spring break for the children of New York’s elite involves sun, fun and networking opportunities.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
But if Tottenham beat United on Wednesday week, this is exactly the dilemma Daniel Levy and the other senior power brokers at the club will have to face.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 10 May 2025
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“Power broker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/power%20broker. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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