Wiktionary:Word of the day/April 14

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kingmaker n

(politics) Someone who has strong influence over the choice of a leader. (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, died on this day in 1471. 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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