power broker

noun

: a person (as in politics) able to exert strong influence through control of votes or individuals

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That would be akin to a death knell of international cricket, with cricket power brokers constantly trying to find ways to straddle the balance but the IPL - especially armed with copious amounts of Saudi money - appears inevitably to expand. —

Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024 Adams is close to the Rev. Al Sharpton, a Democratic power broker, who has warned Hochul against moving on the mayor. —

Dan Morrison, USA TODAY, 7 Oct. 2024 But with Osborn within striking distance, his victory could transform him into a serious Senate power broker, and with that, invite some chaos. —

Brittany Shepherd, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2024 Was director Ali Abbasi’s 1970s set film, starring Sebastian Stan as Trump and Jeremy Strong as his mentor, the New York attorney and ruthless power broker Roy Cohn, too sympathetic to the striving, scheming characters at its center? —

Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for power broker