From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: an important person who can bring leaders to power through the exercise of political influence; "the Earl of Warwick was the first kingmaker"
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
43 Moby Thesaurus words for "kingmaker": Machiavellian, Rasputin, Svengali, VIP, access, bad influence, behind-the-scenes operator, big wheel, court, eminence grise, finagler, five-percenter, friend at court, gamesman, good influence, gray eminence, heavyweight, hidden hand, influence, influence peddler, influencer, ingroup, key, lobby, lobbyist, logroller, lords of creation, machinator, man of influence, manipulator, open sesame, operator, pork-barrel politician, powers that be, pressure group, sinister influence, special interests, special-interest group, strategist, the Establishment, very important person, wheeler-dealer, wire-puller
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