powerbroker
or pow·er bro·ker
a person who wields great political, governmental, or financial power.
Origin of powerbroker
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How to use powerbroker in a sentence
Caro wanted a clean start, a new editor, and enough money to survive on while he finished writing The Power Broker.
‘The Power Broker’ Turns 40: How Robert Caro Wrote a Masterpiece | Scott Porch | September 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“When Robert Moses began building playgrounds in New York City, there were 119,” Caro writes in The Power Broker.
‘The Power Broker’ Turns 40: How Robert Caro Wrote a Masterpiece | Scott Porch | September 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThat single chapter, the most visceral and moving part of The Power Broker, took Caro six months to research and write.
‘The Power Broker’ Turns 40: How Robert Caro Wrote a Masterpiece | Scott Porch | September 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTDavid Halberstam called The Power Broker “surely the greatest book ever written about a city.”
‘The Power Broker’ Turns 40: How Robert Caro Wrote a Masterpiece | Scott Porch | September 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTLong a liberal power broker, the group is dedicated to electing pro-choice Democratic women.
Progressive Left's Latest Target: EMILY's List | David Freedlander | September 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
British Dictionary definitions for power broker
a person with power and influence, esp one who operates behind the scenes
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