Base and Kingpin

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Base noun - An immaterial thing upon which something else rests.

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Kingpin and base are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Kingpin" instead a noun "Base".

Nearby Words: basic, basal, based, baseline, baseball

Kingpin noun - One of high position or importance within a group.

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Base and kingpin are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Base" instead a noun "Kingpin".

For example, in his attempt to assassinate Avon Barksdale, (a drug kingpin who goes beyond Properly Paranoid) Omar knows that Avon will never use either a landline or cell phone from within his base of operations, as Avon doesn't want to risk using a phone that may be bugged.

Source: Flaw Exploitation
Iron Man and SHIELD storm into their meeting, but he was expecting to find Captain America's secret base in there (the Kingpin had intentionally provided them false information).

Source: Comicbook / Civil War
The club/bar where the criminal element makes its home in The Crow is an excellent example, with far more people than a run-down dive like that place would expect, and much better live acts...though that could be explained by its being the home base of the city's criminal kingpin.

Source: Coolest Club Ever

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