Associations to the word «Kingmaker»

Wiktionary

KINGMAKER, noun. Someone who has strong influence over the choice of a leader.

Dictionary definition

KINGMAKER, noun. 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).
KINGMAKER, noun. An important person who can bring leaders to power through the exercise of political influence; "the Earl of Warwick was the first kingmaker".

Wise words

Life has no meaning unless one lives it with a will, at least to the limit of one's will. Virtue, good, evil are nothing but words, unless one takes them apart in order to build something with them; they do not win their true meaning until one knows how to apply them.
Paul Gauguin