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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You know the thinking: If so-and-so power broker is also in the room, why should I worry?

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

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

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

County power broker who lost an Assembly race last year and whose residence and consulting business were also searched as part of Operation Dirty Pond.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 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