power broker
noun
: a person (as in politics) able to exert strong influence through control of votes or individuals
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Over the next five decades, the media, increasingly the primary power brokers under the new rules of U.S. politics, shaped Carter’s image.
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Amber Roessner / Made By History, TIME, 29 Dec. 2024
The big picture: Loba has become one of Music Row's top power brokers.
—Adam Tamburin, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
More to Read For 15 years, José Huizar was an L.A. power broker.
—Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2024
Hence why Ankara, not Russia or Iran, is now the main power broker in Syria—and one of the most important actors in the Middle East.
—Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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Amber Roessner / Made By History, TIME, 29 Dec. 2024
The big picture: Loba has become one of Music Row's top power brokers.
—Adam Tamburin, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
More to Read For 15 years, José Huizar was an L.A. power broker.
—Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2024
Hence why Ankara, not Russia or Iran, is now the main power broker in Syria—and one of the most important actors in the Middle East.
—Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Power broker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/power%20broker. Accessed 8 Jan. 2025.
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