power broker
noun
: a person (as in politics) able to exert strong influence through control of votes or individuals
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Local power brokers and electeds turned out at Union Market last week to fête the 50th anniversary of D.C. home rule.
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Cuneyt Dil, Axios, 25 Nov. 2024
The kingdom’s pitch on AI was met with a warm reception from some of the Wall Street and Silicon Valley power brokers who flew into the summit in the Saudi capital of Riyadh.
—Iain Martin, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Granted, this is probably a more realistic depiction of what the life of a power broker with criminal ties is actually like.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 14 July 2024
After six weeks of searching, and using a tip from a confidential informant, the men’s bodies were found buried in an earthen dam, near where Mississippi’s power brokers were about to gather for the annual Neshoba County Fair.
—Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
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Cuneyt Dil, Axios, 25 Nov. 2024
The kingdom’s pitch on AI was met with a warm reception from some of the Wall Street and Silicon Valley power brokers who flew into the summit in the Saudi capital of Riyadh.
—Iain Martin, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Granted, this is probably a more realistic depiction of what the life of a power broker with criminal ties is actually like.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 14 July 2024
After six weeks of searching, and using a tip from a confidential informant, the men’s bodies were found buried in an earthen dam, near where Mississippi’s power brokers were about to gather for the annual Neshoba County Fair.
—Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
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“Power broker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/power%20broker. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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