Definitions

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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Jim Clyburn, the 85-year-old Democratic power broker from South Carolina, has resisted calls to retire.

From Slate • Apr. 24, 2026

Ras Laffan is quite simply the engine that has powered Qatar’s meteoric growth and rise as a global power broker.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

Evidence that Girardi, a power broker in California politics and the law, had misappropriated millions of dollars in settlement money from the Indonesians led to the implosion of his law firm five years ago.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

Ted Sarandos has minted his status as an entertainment power broker, but he still feels the need to tell the world that he’s not trying to destroy Hollywood.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 20, 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