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Meaning of kingmaking | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. The ceremony of crowning a king, or any similar ceremony of endowing a person with high office.
    uncountable, usually
  2. In games, a strategy or design where one player (often the losing one) essentially gets to pick who wins.
    uncountable, usually

Examples

“I think that V:TES is a multiplayer game, and multiplayer games have the kingmaking problem no matter much you try to tweak the rules.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Kingman Kingman County Kingman Reef Kingman's formula Kingmen Kingmoor

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