power-brokingn.
/ˈpaʊəˌbrəʊkɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpaʊ(ə)rˌbroʊkɪŋ/ Chiefly Politics.
The exertion of influence so as to affect the distribution of political or economic power. Cf. power-brokering n.
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the mind > will > intention > planning > plotting > [noun] > power-brokering
power-broking1970
power-brokering1971
1970 Times 7 July 14/7 He puts principle before pragmatism, in a way that seems unworldly to those attuned to the power-broking of European politics.
1977 Guardian Weekly 6 Nov. 9/2 The last opportunity for him [sc. Tito] to preside over a gathering of all the political clans and employ his power-broking to ensure an orderly succession.
2000 Brit. Jrnl. Hist. Sci. 33 187 The bland package of a printed and bound book may conceal a complex history of networking and power-broking among authors and publishers.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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