power broker
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- noun
- /ˈpaʊər ˈbroʊkər/
- Literature
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influyente
- Our guest has had many roles, author, negotiator, policy maker and power broker, but probably is best known for his long tenure in the US Congress.
- local power broker
- political power broker
- elites and power brokers
Real bloggers are not shakers and movers, decision makers or power brokers.
- Real bloggers are not shakers and movers, decision makers or power brokers.
- They're all nervous about not being able to have access to the the power brokers.
- They're not shakers and movers and they're not decision makers and they're not power brokers.
- And Craig Spence went from ABC correspondent in Vietnam to a major power broker in Washington, DC as soon as he got back.
- What he gives a shit about is being a mean, hateful, money hungry power broker.
Examples
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Instead, Greg Bautzer, the power broker of the town, calls.
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And Craig Spence went from ABC correspondent in Vietnam to a major power broker in Washington, DC as soon as he got back.
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The former Vice President and White House power broker then went on television and really went after Obama.
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Is she a power broker from the corridors of our nation's capital?
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Robert didn't take care not to upset the power brokers in Washington.
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But because currently they really have a reputation as Republican power brokers or kingmakers.
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Everybody who was anybody was involved: federal prosecutors and regulators, bank lawyers, corporate power brokers, and Clifford's attorney, Robert Bennett.
Academic text (1994) -
Who's going to remind the politicians and the power brokers and the profiteers, that the city belongs to the people who live in it?
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Before 1979, their political fate was largely in the hands of Hartford's preeminent power broker, Nicholas Carbone.
Academic text (1997) -
In the political arena, a seasoned power broker can determine the fate of legislation by influencing key votes.
Synonyms
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A person paid to persuade politicians to support laws for their employer
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A person who makes big changes and influences people
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A person who uses strong influence behind the scenes to help others gain power
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An important person with power in business or politics
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A person who secretly controls a leader from behind the scenes
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A person who uses connections to influence votes or decisions
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A powerful party leader who controls votes and gives government jobs
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A person who secretly controls other people from behind the scenes
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A person who uses their contacts to get money or favors for others, often in dishonest ways
A person who uses personal connections to get favors
A powerful person in a local area who controls people or decisions
How Influential
- Offensive
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- Literature
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- Texting
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is largely compositional: 'power' (influence) combined with 'broker' (someone who arranges or negotiates deals) yields someone who arranges or controls influence. However, the specialized political/business sense (controlling votes or networks) and the extension of 'broker' from financial trading to negotiating influence may not be fully predictable for a B1 learner, so some prior exposure helps.
Etymology
The phrase power broker comes from the idea of a broker, a middleman who makes deals, and power, the ability to 'influence' people or decisions. Imagine someone who arranges votes and favors like deals and moves support behind the scenes, so power broker means 'a person who controls decisions by arranging support'.