kingmaker是什么意思？

kingmaker

英[ˈkɪŋmeɪkə(r)] 美[ˈkɪŋˌmekɚ]

• n. 拥立国王者（尤指英国亨利六世时的沃里克伯爵）；

例句

• " Perot as kingmaker , " he says tactfully, " is a more formidable proposition than as candate. " 他委婉地说道: “ 佩罗替人抬轿助选,要比他自己出来参选更难缠. ”

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. an important person who can bring leaders to power through the exercise of political influence;
  "the Earl of Warwick was the first kingmaker"