queenmaker
English edit
Etymology edit
queen + maker; compare kingmaker.
Noun edit
queenmaker (plural queenmakers)
- Someone who has strong influence over the choice of a female leader.
- Coordinate term: kingmaker
- 2008 April 26, Larry Rohter, “Superdelegate Stalemate Shows No Sign of Easing”, in New York Times[1]:
- “The fact is that the unpledged delegate group was added not to be kingmakers or queenmakers but simply to give each state a few extra slots without having to sign in blood for a presidential candidate or run against their own constituents,” he said.