power broker

/ˌpaʊər ˌbroʊkər/
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Other forms: power brokers

Definitions of power broker
  1. noun
    a person who is important by virtue of the people or votes they control
    “a power broker who does you a favor will expect you to return it”
    synonyms: powerbroker
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    type of:
    important person, influential person, personage
    one whose whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events
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