Dictionary Check: kingmaker

"kingmaker" is a valid word!

Scrabble 20 points
Words with Friends 23 points

Definition

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)

noun

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

Example: "the Earl of Warwick was the first kingmaker"

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