Wiktionary:Word of the day/2021/November 22

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Word of the day
for November 22
kingmaker n
  1. (politics) Someone who has strong influence over the choice of a leader.
  2. (by extension, game theory) A player who is unable to win but powerful enough to decide which of the other viable players will eventually win.

Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, was born on this day in 1428. Kingmaker was originally an epithet given to him for his role in deposing and appointing kings Henry VI and Edward IV.

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