Meaning of power broker | Babel Free

Definitions

A person or group having the ability to influence important decisions, especially in public policy, politics, and business.

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Examples

“In France, a near-revolution by students and workers came close to toppling Charles de Gaulle in May; its economic aftermath in November almost certainly discredited forever Gaullism's vaunted role as the power broker of Europe.”

“Gen Ali Murtopo—vice chairman of Indonesia's Supreme Advisory Council, former information minister, a major power broker in and out of the army—declared after a meeting with the president that the killings were justified.”

“The Qatar government, which runs the QIA, will become a major power-broker in determining the future of the London exchange.”

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