kingmaker
noun
king·mak·er
ˈkiŋ-ˌmā-kər 
: one having great influence over the choice of candidates for political office
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If being good enough for a kingmaker like Rhimes or Kate Hudson wasn’t enough, Netflix also trotted out San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle, Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz.
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Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 May 2024
The one-time tech kingmaker is now a shadow of its former self, having laid off more than a hundred staff and slowed new investments to a fraction of its past pace.
—Min Jeong Lee, Fortune Asia, 10 May 2024
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Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 May 2024
The one-time tech kingmaker is now a shadow of its former self, having laid off more than a hundred staff and slowed new investments to a fraction of its past pace.
—Min Jeong Lee, Fortune Asia, 10 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for kingmaker
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“Kingmaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kingmaker. Accessed 31 May. 2024.
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