power broker
noun
: a person (as in politics) able to exert strong influence through control of votes or individuals
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The arrangement signaled a shift in priorities, with tech leaders positioned as the new power brokers.
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Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
The who’s who of Silicon Valley and Washington converged at Peter Thiel’s Beaux-Arts mansion in D.C. on Saturday evening, as the power brokers gathered in anticipation of the inauguration of President-elect Donald J. Trump.
—Theodore Schleifer, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
Austin is once again a power broker in conservative presidential politics — and some of its denizens promise to play an important role in a potential new Trump administration.
—Asher Price, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
True to Trump form, allies of the president didn’t back down, from Vice President JD Vance to new White House cabinet secretaries and powerful figures in the world of the markets who now overlap with the power brokers in the nation’s capital.
—Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2025
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Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
The who’s who of Silicon Valley and Washington converged at Peter Thiel’s Beaux-Arts mansion in D.C. on Saturday evening, as the power brokers gathered in anticipation of the inauguration of President-elect Donald J. Trump.
—Theodore Schleifer, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
Austin is once again a power broker in conservative presidential politics — and some of its denizens promise to play an important role in a potential new Trump administration.
—Asher Price, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
True to Trump form, allies of the president didn’t back down, from Vice President JD Vance to new White House cabinet secretaries and powerful figures in the world of the markets who now overlap with the power brokers in the nation’s capital.
—Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2025
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“Power broker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/power%20broker. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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