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POWER BROKER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person who is important by virtue of the people or votes they control
Example:
a power broker who does you a favor will expect you to return it
Synonyms:
power broker; powerbroker
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("power broker" is a kind of...):
important person; influential person; personage (a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events)