Definitions of kingmaker
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an important person who can bring leaders to power through the exercise of political influence“the Earl of Warwick was the first kingmaker”
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type of:
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important person, influential person, personage
a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events
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important person, influential person, personage
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