kingmaker
noun
king·mak·er
ˈkiŋ-ˌmā-kər 
: one having great influence over the choice of candidates for political office
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But questions about a profit-sharing program with industry execs have threatened his kingmaker reputation.
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Iain Martin, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Critics have suggested Harris’ rise had more to do with political savvy — or her relationship in the mid-1990s with San Francisco political kingmaker Willie Brown — than talent or smarts.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
Once ridiculed as unserious fanatics by the conservative establishment, Dunn and Wilks are now its kingmakers.
—Ava Kofman, ProPublica, 2 Oct. 2024
Nasrallah became a kingmaker in Lebanon with effective veto power over senior political appointments.
—Barak Ravid, Axios, 28 Sep. 2024
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Iain Martin, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Critics have suggested Harris’ rise had more to do with political savvy — or her relationship in the mid-1990s with San Francisco political kingmaker Willie Brown — than talent or smarts.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
Once ridiculed as unserious fanatics by the conservative establishment, Dunn and Wilks are now its kingmakers.
—Ava Kofman, ProPublica, 2 Oct. 2024
Nasrallah became a kingmaker in Lebanon with effective veto power over senior political appointments.
—Barak Ravid, Axios, 28 Sep. 2024
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“Kingmaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kingmaker. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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