单词 | power broker |
释义 | power brokern. Originally U.S. Politics. A person who deliberately affects the distribution of political or economic power by exerting influence or by intrigue. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > intention > planning > plotting > [noun] > power-brokering > power-broker power broker1961 1961 T. H. White Making of President 1960 ii. 52 The aging back~room power brokers who wield such influence in the Democratic party. 1972 Village Voice (N.Y.) 1 June 12/5 He's not going to get the nomination in Miami without coming to some kind of arrangement with the power brokers. 1992 N.Y. Times 23 June d17/6 One of the biggest power brokers in Hollywood. 2004 Delicious June 88/2 The fat cats, press barons and political power brokers put on a show of noblesse oblige. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1961 |
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