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KINGMAKER

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An important person who can bring leaders to power through the exercise of political influenceplay

Example:

the Earl of Warwick was the first kingmaker

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("kingmaker" is a kind of...):

important person; influential person; personage (a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events)

Sense 2

Meaning:

English statesman; during the War of the Roses he fought first for the house of York and secured the throne for Edward IV and then changed sides to fight for the house of Lancaster and secured the throne for Henry VI (1428-1471)play

Synonyms:

Earl of Warwick; Kingmaker; Richard Neville; Warwick

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

national leader; solon; statesman (a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs)

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