prime mover
Example Sentences
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Touting himself as the prime mover behind the transformation of Ivory Coast's economy over 14 years in office, Alassane Ouattara hopes that revamp can help secure him a fourth presidential term Saturday.
From Barron's • Oct. 21, 2025
Was the Society a prime mover, or a bit player?
From Seattle Times • Jan. 21, 2024
She added he had played a lesser role and was not the prime mover.
From BBC • Jul. 6, 2023
Murdoch’s odds-on successor at the point is probably his son, Lachlan Murdoch, whom some reporters have credited with being the prime mover behind the Carlson decision, along with Suzanne Scott.
From Slate • May 1, 2023
“It is the king who is burning the books, is it not? Well, his mother, Blanche of Castile, is the prime mover, I am sure. But I gather that the king is collaborating enthusiastically.”
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
