2359:, though always unofficial, has tended to gain more importance in places of power struggle—e.g., politics, sports organizations etc. Consequently, bestowal of such a title is looked upon significantly and more often as a means of indirect gratification for individuals wanting to silently dictate the affairs of the organization. The term is also occasionally used in a pejorative sense during elections where a small number of independent political candidate(s) who hold a sizeable sway in the "vote bank" can most likely decide the course of an outcome.
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2363:(through the king) is a well-known example. Kingdoms and empires in the Indian sub-continent often relied on their religious heads. Besides religious orders, even countries can fit into this terminology when they can dictate the affairs of the other country (either directly or indirectly). In current political scenarios across the world the term can expand its scope to include powerful
2529:, considers herself a kingmaker, wanting to see who has what it takes to take the Forbidden Fruit, a fruit of great power that can essentially make a person a king. Likewise, another character, Mitsuzane Kureshima, also has traits of a kingmaker, hanging around with and manipulating events so as to put the ruler in his favor.
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series, is commonly referred to as "the kingmaker". In the story in which he appears The Dance of
Dragons (The Blacks and the Greens,) the king dies while his eldest child and designated heir is absent from the castle, and Ser Criston, the head of the king's bodyguard, immediately plots with other
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Catholic Church in running the affairs of the state during medieval times
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is a person or group that has great influence on a monarchy or royal in their political succession, without themselves being a viable candidate. Kingmakers may use political, monetary, religious, and military means to influence the succession. Originally, the term applied to the activities of
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to refer to the members of the electoral colleges that choose their sovereigns because they also usually officiate during the coronation rituals and rites of purification, the word in this particular case taking on a literal meaning i.e. a
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like-minded individuals to crown the king's second child, because the king's younger child is male, whereas the heir is female. This triggers a nationwide civil war. The Dance of
Dragons draws inspiration from both
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2922:"Richard J. Daley: Kingmaker Book Chronicles Daley's Iron Grip on Chicago"
2882:"The Return of the Kingmaker: Afghanistan's General Dostum Ends his Exile"
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Obama's Power
Players: Axelrod Helps Refine the President's Message
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1713:, Indira Gandhi. He was the longest serving General Secretary of
1589:– dubbed the kingmaker of the Hashemites after inviting the then
3221:"No party gets legislative majority; small TPP to play key role"
1785:– an influential politician who became an ideological leader of
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Person or group with influence in royal or political succession
3104:"Greens and FDP emerge as kingmakers in bid to succeed Merkel"
2982:"Kingmaker brings ultra-nationalism to Erdogan's Islamist mix"
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1885:, hedge fund manager, has had long-standing influence in the
1705:, was more than any other responsible for the elevation of
3085:"Ghana's Hung Parliament Sets President Up for Tough Term"
2924:. The Wisconsin State Journal. 2 July 2000. Archived from
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3067:"In Stunning Reversal, Turkey Emerges as Libya Kingmaker"
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Harry Leong, the ultra-rich, secretive billionaire from
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who enthroned four kings from two different dynasties:
2131:(LR) were widely regarded as kingmakers in the French
1924:. As such, he controlled a large bloc of delegates at
2900:"Nick Clegg 'will not be a post-election king-maker'"
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Marcus
Jefferson Wall, the antagonist of much of the
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series of novels is often described as a kingmaker.
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3091:. 18 December 2020 – via www.bloomberg.com.
1762:as a "reporter turned kingmaker" with respect to
1685:. He was the General Secretary in charge of the
1593:to Jordan and would rebrand his tribal army of
2967:"Kiwis react to Winston Peters, the kingmaker"
2554:Uhtred of Bebbanburg, from Bernard Cornwell's
1693:government. Moopanar, who decided the fate of
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1717:(1980–1988), and served with Indria Gandhi,
2598:. 15 March 2010 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
2433:. Unsourced material may be challenged and
2374:sub-national monarchies often use the word
2323:. Unsourced material may be challenged and
2239:. Unsourced material may be challenged and
2016:September 2019 Israeli legislative election
1369:, and again in the transition from Saul to
1357:, in the transition from the period of the
2180:to power in the back-to-back elections in
1859:who has consistently backed every winning
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2541:One of the villains in the NBC TV series
2453:Learn how and when to remove this message
2343:Learn how and when to remove this message
2259:Learn how and when to remove this message
1974:became regarded as a kingmaker after the
1542:and then restored him over his successor
1695:Indian National Congress chief ministers
1534:– wealthiest peer in England during the
2674:Reform in the Ottoman Empire, 1856-1876
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2117:No-confidence motion against Imran Khan
1689:, a body of High Command in the ruling
38:
2993:from the original on 10 December 2022.
742:Proclamation of the Republic in Brazil
3201:from the original on 24 November 2023
3136:"The French Republicans: kingmakers?"
3033:"The Middle East's Newest Kingmakers"
3019:"Week in Review: The Show Must Go On"
1978:resulted in a hung parliament in the
1532:Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick
1330:Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick
7:
2431:adding citations to reliable sources
2321:adding citations to reliable sources
2237:adding citations to reliable sources
2164:2024 Taiwanese presidential election
1932:'s presidential nominees, including
1928:and provided crucial support to the
1861:Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
1797:; widely regarded as the founder of
1332:—"Warwick the Kingmaker"—during the
2503:Ser Criston Cole, a character from
2121:Chief Minister of Punjab (Pakistan)
1811:who was highly instrumental in the
1740:– described as a kingmaker for the
674:Establishment of the Dutch monarchy
2151:2023 Turkish presidential election
1895:– described as a kingmaker in the
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3102:Chazan, Guy (27 September 2021).
2825:"GOP kingmaker leans toward Mitt"
2823:Vogel, Kenneth P. (19 May 2009).
2768:. Tititudorancea.com. 19 May 2009
2137:June 2022 parliamentary elections
1851:– a media tycoon in ownership of
1650:and later helped him attain power
2713:Amanat, Abbas (30 August 2020),
2690:[Inversion in history].
2615:. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing.
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3223:. Focus Taiwan. 13 January 2024
1926:Democratic National Conventions
773:Spanish transition to democracy
450:Les Six livres de la République
3193:Lin, Sean (24 November 2023).
2947:Sawer, Patrick (9 June 2017).
2525:Minato Yoko, a character from
2089:2020 Ghanaian general election
1920:was the leading figure in the
1833:Marshal, leader of the Afghan
1776:– described as a kingmaker in
1727:– described as a kingmaker in
1668:in 1964 and 1966, respectively
490:Democracy: The God That Failed
1:
3065:Walsh, Declan (22 May 2020).
2659:Central Asia in World History
768:Birth of the Italian Republic
2847:U.S. News & World Report
2719:Encyclopaedia Iranica Online
2103:2021 German federal election
1996:'s kingmaker after both the
1918:Cook County Democratic Party
1759:U.S. News & World Report
1715:All India Congress Committee
1617:Indian independence movement
2672:Roderic H. Davison (1963).
2560:and the Netflix Adaptation
1876:'s political campaigns and
1823:, as Pope John Paul II
1711:assassination of his mother
1656:– instrumental in bringing
1591:Sharif Abdullah bin Hussein
727:Austro-Hungarian Compromise
653:Birth of the Dutch Republic
3265:
3005:"Albaner als Königsmacher"
2902:. BBC News. 5 January 2010
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2032:'s kingmaker according to
2026:Nationalist Movement Party
1976:June 2017 general election
1958:'s kingmaker according to
1837:community, and founder of
1768:2008 presidential campaign
1709:to the Premiership on the
1687:Congress Working Committee
1441:who appointed a series of
763:Siamese revolution of 1932
21:Kingmaker (disambiguation)
18:
2715:"EBRĀHĪM KALĀNTAR ŠĪRĀZĪ"
1968:Democratic Unionist Party
1922:Illinois Democratic Party
1805:Stefan Cardinal Wyszyński
737:5 October 1910 Revolution
633:Birth of the Roman Empire
2657:Peter B. Golden (2010).
2609:Hicks, Michael (2002) .
2596:"What is a 'kingmaker'?"
2505:George R. R. Martin
1691:Indian National Congress
1599:Arab Army of Transjordan
1361:to the institution of a
480:Considerations on France
3197:. Central News Agency.
2688:"وارونه نویسی در تاریخ"
1787:All-India Muslim League
1408:Second Turkic Khaganate
1096:Emperor system of Japan
2692:پرتال جامع علوم انسانی
2510:A Song of Ice and Fire
2095:Alliance 90/The Greens
1845:'s wars and elections.
1756:reporter described by
1664:as Prime Ministers of
1487:Baron Carl Otto Mörner
1478:Godwin, Earl of Wessex
971:Enlightened absolutism
3249:Political terminology
2745:www.timesofisrael.com
2612:Warwick the Kingmaker
2547:went under the alias
2099:Free Democratic Party
2085:Andrew Asiamah Amoako
1899:as the leader of the
1897:2010 general election
1865:1979 general election
1731:with the election of
1725:Girija Prasad Koirala
1634:Franklin D. Roosevelt
1549:Hajji Ebrahim Shirazi
76:Divine right of kings
2928:on 24 September 2015
2520:The War of the Roses
2427:improve this section
2317:improve this section
2233:improve this section
2168:legislative election
1916:and Chairman of the
1821:Archbishop of Kraków
1744:in the United States
1597:to become the first
1505:Bishop of Winchester
1435:Western Roman Empire
714:Unification of Italy
703:Second French Empire
19:For other uses, see
3116:on 10 December 2022
2192:which were held in
2054:in the Middle East.
2035:The Financial Times
1961:The Financial Times
1827:Abdul Rashid Dostum
1813:1978 papal election
1783:Muhammad Ali Jinnah
1658:Lal Bahadur Shastri
1601:against rebels and
1518:Māori King Movement
1491:House of Bernadotte
1482:Anglo-Saxon England
1426:Vijayanagara Empire
1287:Politics portal
687:First French Empire
661:Glorious Revolution
3071:The New York Times
2493:Saga of the Exiles
2285:Contemporary usage
2273:Kingmaker scenario
2046:Northern Macedonia
2024:and his party the
1952:Jarosław Kaczyński
1870:Sheldon G. Adelson
1733:Madhav Kumar Nepal
1577:Agha Mohammad Khan
1126:List of monarchies
927:Related ideologies
794:Nepalese Civil War
781:Iranian Revolution
755:Russian Revolution
750:Chinese Revolution
732:German unification
2969:. 11 August 2023.
2622:978-0-631-23593-4
2569:In the TV series
2557:The Saxon Stories
2535:Crazy Rich Asians
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2133:National Assembly
2119:and selection of
2008:Avigdor Lieberman
1990:New Zealand First
1964:in February 2016.
1901:Liberal Democrats
1809:Primate of Poland
1721:and Rajiv Gandhi.
1625:Vallabhbhai Patel
1536:Wars of the Roses
1363:Kingdom of Israel
1334:Wars of the Roses
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719:Meiji Restoration
666:French Revolution
648:Tsarist autocracy
609:Popescu-Tăriceanu
108:Abdication system
86:Royal prerogative
81:Mandate of Heaven
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2012:Yisrael Beiteinu
1930:Democratic Party
1914:Mayor of Chicago
1910:Richard J. Daley
1887:Democratic Party
1791:Governor-General
1742:Republican Party
1621:Jawaharlal Nehru
1587:Mithqal Al-Fayez
1555:(lord mayor) of
1538:, who overthrew
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