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- noun Plural form of
powerbroker .
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Examples
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A story that the mainstream media has completely missed is the Bush family's 40 year long history of private dealings with some pretty odiferous powerbrokers from the Mexican elite.
Bush Family and the Corrupt Mexican Rich Steve Sailer 2001
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A story that the mainstream media has completely missed is the Bush family's 40 year long history of private dealings with some pretty odiferous powerbrokers from the Mexican elite.
Archive 2001-12-23 Steve Sailer 2001
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The corrupt people, which are the warlords, which are the drug dealers, the powerbrokers are the ones responsible.
Thestar.com - Home Page Murray Brewster 2010
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But last night, as rain tumbled down on Canberra's Parliament House, soaking TV crews camped outside trying to get a shot - any shot - of the action, so-called powerbrokers were wandering in and out of Hockey's office, brows furrowed, and there was even greater uncertainty in the Senate about the fate of the emissions scheme.
unknown title 2009
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But last night, as rain tumbled down on Canberra's Parliament House, soaking TV crews camped outside trying to get a shot - any shot - of the action, so-called powerbrokers were wandering in and out of Hockey's office, brows furrowed, and there was even greater uncertainty in the Senate about the fate of the emissions scheme.
unknown title 2009
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USA Today (as one of five new "powerbrokers" of Internet politics) and Insight Magazine (for using the web to spread the GOP story).
GOPUSA 2009
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USA Today (as one of five new "powerbrokers" of Internet politics) and Insight Magazine (for using the web to spread the GOP story).
GOPUSA 2009
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USA Today (as one of five new "powerbrokers" of Internet politics) and Insight Magazine (for using the web to spread the GOP story).
GOPUSA 2009
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Hence, any arrangement between powerbrokers who derive their authority from brute force will allow this pattern to continue.
Michael Hughes: Afghanistan Reconciliation Reboot Michael Hughes 2011
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Hence, any arrangement between powerbrokers who derive their authority from brute force will allow this pattern to continue.
Michael Hughes: Afghanistan Reconciliation Reboot Michael Hughes 2011
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