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  • noun Plural form of kingmaker.

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Examples

  • Abbott, who says Gillard's government has lost its legitimacy, also arrived in Canberra to meet the three "kingmakers" -

    The St. Petersburg Times By Marc Lavine 2010

  • The three "kingmakers" -- Bob Katter, Tony Windsor and Rob Oakeshott, who all have past ties with Australia's conservatives -- were due to hold talks, after vowing to stand

    The Sydney Morning Herald News Headlines 2010

  • The Sadrists know they are the so-called kingmakers and are the fulcrum for stability within the new Iraqi parliament.

    Firas Al-Atraqchi: Defeat in Iraq: Muqtada's Return Firas Al-Atraqchi 2011

  • The Sadrists know they are the so-called kingmakers and are the fulcrum for stability within the new Iraqi parliament.

    Firas Al-Atraqchi: Defeat in Iraq: Muqtada's Return Firas Al-Atraqchi 2011

  • It needs someone who knows who is who in Zimbabwean politics, not just the so-called kingmakers that have been created by the media.

    Coverage of Zimbabwe leaves a lot to be desired 2007

  • It needs someone who knows who is who in Zimbabwean politics, not just the so-called kingmakers that have been created by the media.

    Coverage of Zimbabwe leaves a lot to be desired 2007

  • What we want to see is the full, free and fair functioning of the system of parliamentary democracy in Malaysia where the kingmakers will be the Malaysian voters - Malays, Chinese,

    Lim Kit Siang 2009

  • What we want to see is the full, free and fair functioning of the system of parliamentary democracy in Malaysia where the kingmakers will be the Malaysian voters - Malays, Chinese,

    SARA - Southeast Asian RSS Aggregator 2009

  • What we want to see is the full, free and fair functioning of the system of parliamentary democracy in Malaysia where the kingmakers will be the Malaysian voters - Malays, Chinese,

    SARA - Southeast Asian RSS Aggregator 2009

  • What we want to see is the full, free and fair functioning of the system of parliamentary democracy in Malaysia where the kingmakers will be the Malaysian voters - Malays, Chinese,

    Lim Kit Siang 2009

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