power broker
nounDefinition of power broker
: a person (as in politics) able to exert strong influence through control of votes or individuals
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The decision means Manchin, one of the few bipartisan power brokers left in the sharply divided Senate, will remain in Washington as a potential emissary between the two parties on tricky issues including gun control and other domestic issues. — Ed O'keefe, CBS News, "Senator Joe Manchin announces that he will not run for governor of West Virginia," 3 Sep. 2019 And Russia, the main power broker, pledged to both Israel and Jordan that security arrangements for southern Syria would keep Iranian forces 70 to 80 kilometers (43 to 50 miles) from their borders. — Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, "What Russian deal? Israel and Jordan cast wary eye toward Syria.," 12 Aug. 2019 In the 1960s, city power brokers decided that housing an elderly, indigent population did not represent the highest and best use of the only large tract of flat land available for downtown expansion. — Gary Kamiya, SFChronicle.com, "SF ‘hobohemia’ transformed into Skid Row as jobs and city changed," 10 Aug. 2019 The 66-year-old Dallas power broker has made winning look easy. — Dallas News, "Against fresh faces in race to unseat John Cornyn, Dallas' Royce West says his record sets him apart," 28 July 2019 Kneel in protest of the fact that our greatest athletes are still being used, even today, as mere servicers of power brokers seeking to cash in on their skin. — Sally Jenkins, courant.com, "When athletes kneel, the rotten U.S. Olympic regime has no moral standing to object," 13 Aug. 2019 Trump has little to gain from alienating a nominal ally and important power broker in the region. — Rick Noack, Washington Post, "Trump’s 2018 Twitter wars have already started," 3 Jan. 2018 There are so many candidates in this race that even the party’s veteran power brokers are having trouble keeping track of them all. — latimes.com, "In Miami, the Democratic debate circus begins well before the candidates take the stage," 26 June 2019 Taliban fighters continue waging war, targeting Afghan government and foreign forces across the country despite engaging in a wide range of negotiations with U.S. officials and Afghan power brokers. — Author: Sharif Hassan, William Branigin, Anchorage Daily News, "Two US service members reported killed in Afghanistan," 26 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'power broker.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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