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    KINGMAKER

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    An important person who can bring leaders to power through the exercise of political influenceplay

    Example:

    the Earl of Warwick was the first kingmaker

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting people

    Hypernyms ("kingmaker" is a kind of...):

    important person; influential person; personage (a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    English statesman; during the War of the Roses he fought first for the house of York and secured the throne for Edward IV and then changed sides to fight for the house of Lancaster and secured the throne for Henry VI (1428-1471)play

    Synonyms:

    Earl of Warwick; Kingmaker; Richard Neville; Warwick

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting people

    Instance hypernyms:

    national leader; solon; statesman (a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs)

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