KINGMAKER

Kingmaker

Kingmaker is a term that refers to a person or group that has great influence in a royal or political succession, without being a viable candidate. Kingmakers may use political, monetary, religious, and military means to influence the succession. Originally, the term applied to the activities of Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick—"Warwick the Kingmaker"—during the Wars of the Roses in England. Kingmakers may be assigned as Minister of State without Portfolio.

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King Maker

King Maker is a Hong Kong historical-fiction television drama serial produced by TVB under executive producer Leung Choi-yuen. The drama will premiere on 13 August 2012 on Hong Kong's Jade and HD Jade channels.

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kingmaker

Noun

  1. Someone who helps making a leader a force to reckon with, without having any desire for the position themselves.


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