kingmake
kingmake · kingmakes · kingmade · kingmaking
To use one's influence to help someone else into a position of political powerTo use one's influence to help someone else into a position of political power.
Meaning
2 sensesTo use one's influence to help someone else into a position of political power.
To play so as to cause another player to win.
Origin
Back-formation from kingmaker.Back-formation from kingmaker.
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Forms
kingmakes, kingmaking, kingmade, kingmadeLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.