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kingmaker

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Scrabble points
20
Words With Friends
23
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ˈkɪŋmeɪkə/
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/ˈkɪŋmeɪkə/ · /ˈkɪŋˌmeɪkɚ/

Definition of kingmaker

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. Someone who has strong influence over the choice of a leader.
    “However, a National-Act coalition would only have a slim majority, meaning Mr Luxon may need to secure the support of NZ First, whose leader Winston Peters has been kingmaker in previous Labour and National-led coalitions.”
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noun

  1. Someone who has strong influence over the choice of a leader.
    “However, a National-Act coalition would only have a slim majority, meaning Mr Luxon may need to secure the support of NZ First, whose leader Winston Peters has been kingmaker in previous Labour and National-led coalitions.”
  2. (broadly)A player who is unable to win but powerful enough to decide which of the other viable players will eventually win.

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Etymology

From king + maker, originally used in the 16th century in “Warwick the Kingmaker”, an epithet of Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick (1428–1471), a key figure in the Wars of the Roses whose actions led to King Henry VI being deposed in 1461 and Edward IV appointed in his place, then Edward IV being replaced by Henry VI again in 1470.

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