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Meaning of kingmaker

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  Kingmaker
      n 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)
           [syn: {Warwick}, {Earl of Warwick}, {Richard Neville},
           {Kingmaker}]
      2: an important person who can bring leaders to power through
         the exercise of political influence; "the Earl of Warwick was
         the first kingmaker"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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