kingpin
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noun
2.
3.
Informal. the chief element of any system, plan, or the like.
4.
a kingbolt.
5.
either of the pins that are a part of the mechanism for turning the front wheels in some automotive steering systems.
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| —n | |
| 1. | the most important person in an organization |
| 2. | the crucial or most important feature of a theory, argument, etc |
| 3. | Also called (Brit): swivel pin a pivot pin that provides a steering joint in a motor vehicle by securing the stub axle to the axle beam |
| 4. | tenpin bowling the front pin in the triangular arrangement of the ten pins |
| 5. | (in ninepins) the central pin in the diamond pattern of the nine pins |
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Example sentences
The kingpin, a part of the fifth wheel connection, is the pivot point between the tractor and semitrailer.
The report proposes what many of us have long advocated: a drug kingpin statute.
He's the second drug kingpin to be taken down in less than a month.
With enough seats set aside to accommodate a sizable entourage, the kingpin himself rolled in after the opening credits.
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