KINGMAKER

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• KINGMAKER (noun)
  The noun KINGMAKER has 2 senses:

1. 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)

2. an important person who can bring leaders to power through the exercise of political influence

  Familiarity information: KINGMAKER used as a noun is rare.

• KINGMAKER (noun)

Sense 1

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)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Earl of Warwick; Kingmaker; Richard Neville; Warwick

Instance hypernyms:

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

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Context example:

the Earl of Warwick was the first kingmaker

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

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