power broker

NOUN

person with power

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fixer kingmaker

WEAK

hand that rocks the cradle influence peddler latency logroller power behind the throne wire-puller

Example Sentences

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Shea Whigham is New York senator and power broker Roscoe Conkling, Garfield’s moral opposite, and the series’ villain, if you excuse Guiteau as mentally ill.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2025

Kathryn Wyld, a silver-haired New York power broker who announced her intent to retire earlier this year, described the dynamic in a late-summer interview with Salon.

From Salon • Oct. 30, 2025

Ellison ordered it after meeting its producer, Lawrence Bender, at a memorial service for lawyer and power broker Skip Brittenham, who died just over two months ago, Bender said at a Sept. 3 event.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 6, 2025

Former world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury will come out of retirement in 2026, Saudi boxing power broker Turki Alalshikh appeared to claim on Wednesday.

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2025

She reasserted herself as the power broker among the leaders of the neighboring states, forging alliances and drawing up agreements.

From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby