kingmaker

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: king=mak=er

OXFORD DICTIONARY

kingmaker, n. a person who makes kings, leaders, etc., through the exercise of political influence, orig. with ref. to the Earl of Warwick in the reign of Henry VI of England.

THESAURUS

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