Kingmaker
Kingmaker noun - An important person who can bring leaders to power through the exercise of political influence.
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Richard Neville and kingmaker are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Richard Neville" instead a noun "Kingmaker".
Richard Neville
Richard Neville noun - English statesman; during the War of the Roses he fought first for the house of York and secured the throne for Edward IV and then changed sides to fight for the house of Lancaster and secured the throne for Henry VI (1428-1471).
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Kingmaker and Richard Neville are semantically related. You can use "Kingmaker" instead a noun phrase "Richard Neville".
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- The term "kingmaker scenario" comes from the game theory and was most likely inspired by Richard Neville a.k.a.
Source: Kingmaker Scenario -
During his first reign, was pretty much a puppet for his cousin Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick ("the Kingmaker").
- This was one of the reasons why Richard Neville, the Earl of Warwick and the original Kingmaker, deserted Edward IV of England and restored Henry VI to the throne (apart from Edward finally demonstrating he was not Warwick's puppet).
Source: Mistreatment-Induced Betrayal
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