Meaning

1 senses
  1. A person or group having the ability to influence important decisions, especially in public policy, politics, and business.

    graue Eminenz

    се́рый кардина́лséryj kardinál, влия́тельная фигу́раvlijátelʹnaja figúra

More definitions
  • a person who is important by virtue of the people or votes they control

Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
person having the ability to influence important decisions — see also éminence grise:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
person having the ability to influence important decisions — see also éminence grise:

Origin

From power + broker.

From power + broker.

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Forms

plural: power brokers

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a person who is important by virtue of the people or votes they control:powerbroker

See also

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