Synonyms:
kingmaker
Meaning: an important person who can bring leaders to power through the exercise of political influence; "the Earl of Warwick was the first kingmaker"
Synonyms:
Warwick, Earl_of_Warwick, Richard_Neville, Kingmaker
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)
Usage examples
WARWICK THE KINGMAKER
She left London and the kingmaker entered the city in triumph.
The earl of Warwick, known as the "kingmaker," was the most famous man in England for many years after the death of Henry V. He lived in a great castle with two towers higher than most church spires. It is one of the handsomest dwellings in the world and is visited every year by thousands of people.
There are the cedars of Lebanon, brought by Crusaders from the East, and the screaming peacocks in the paved courtway: and in the Great Hall are to be seen the sword and accouterments of the fabled Guy, the mace of the "Kingmaker," the helmet of Cromwell, and the armor of Lord Brooke, killed at Litchfield.