Power broker
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A person or group having the ability to influence important decisions, especially in public policy, politics, and business.
"In France, a near-revolution by students and workers came close to toppling Charles de Gaulle in May; its economic aftermath in November almost certainly discredited forever Gaullism's vaunted role as the power broker of Europe."
- 2 a person who is important by virtue of the people or votes they control wordnet
Example
More examples"In France, a near-revolution by students and workers came close to toppling Charles de Gaulle in May; its economic aftermath in November almost certainly discredited forever Gaullism's vaunted role as the power broker of Europe."
Etymology
From power + broker.