kingpin
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7.0
- noun
- /ˈkɪŋˌpɪn/
- Literature
:
figura clave
- " I think, without a doubt, football was, and can be, the kingpin," he said.
- drug kingpin
And it was with, you know, the the heroin kingpins in Southeast Asia, right?
- And it was with, you know, the the heroin kingpins in Southeast Asia, right?
- I, I think they, they hit him with like kingpin charges for, for all the drug stuff.
- It's the the twisted tale of how an LA kingpin paid the paid the Jalisco price.
- We have the trial of El Chapo and that was like, you know, building up to the El Chapo trial of building up for years to kind of go for the ultimate kingpin.
- Patterson got his lab and stalling himself as the kingpin of clean.
Examples
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And the two of you guys always treated me kindly and fairly when you didn't have to, as sort of the kingpins of the school when some of the other kids weren't.
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Someone's got to be the kingpin, so why not me?
Fiction book (1994) -
LSU is going to be a kingpin in the game for years to come because of Saban.
Blog text (13) -
After several years of planning, the charity finally appointed the new kingpin who would lead their efforts to fight poverty.
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In the meeting, everyone knew that the kingpin of the organization would ensure their proposal gained support.
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As the kingpin of the rival gang, he held significant power over their operations and decisions.
Synonyms
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1.9
A person who leads a group or community
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1.0
The most important person or thing in a field
40
3.2
An important person who helps decide what happens in a group
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6.4
A person who leads a group that does illegal things
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3.8
A person or company that has a lot of power in a field
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6.9
An important person with power in a company or group
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4.6
A person with the most power in a group
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3.6
An important person in a group or organization who has power
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6.7
A key person or part that keeps a team working
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4.9
A person who has a lot of power and influence in a field
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6.3
A person who is in charge of a company or group
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5.3
A person who is very important in a group or company
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7.0
The person or thing that keeps a group together and working
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9.5
A very important person in a group or organization, often the most powerful
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8.4
A person who is the most important leader in a group or organization
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4.4
A person or group who is top and most powerful after a competition
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7.9
A person who uses connections to influence votes or decisions
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7.5
A person who is in charge of a group and makes the main decisions
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8.1
An important person who makes key decisions for a group
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6.0
A person who plays a very important role in a team or project
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7.7
The most important person in a group or organization
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8.6
An important person with power in a group or area
A person who leads a team and makes most decisions
A person who is the most important leader in a field
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Morphology
Etymology
Kingpin also means the most important person in a group, using the image of a 'chief' pin or bolt. A helpful way to remember this is to think that, like the main pin in bowling or a central bolt, the kingpin holds everything together and if they are removed the whole group can fall apart.