Kingmaker vs. Kingpin
Difference Between Kingmaker and Kingpin
Kingmakernoun
(politics) Someone who has strong influence over the choice of a leader.
Kingpinnoun
(transportation) The axis around which steered wheels pivot; a bolt that holds the axis in place—a kingbolt.
Kingmakernoun
A player who is unable to win but powerful enough to decide which of the other viable players will eventually win.
Kingpinnoun
(transportation) The pivot or connector between a tractor and trailer in the fifth-wheel coupling of semi-trailer truck.
Kingmakernoun
an important person who can bring leaders to power through the exercise of political influence;
the Earl of Warwick was the first kingmakerKingpinnoun
The pin at the centre of the triangle of bowling pins (originally the tallest pin in kayles). Sometimes also the headpin at the apex.
Kingpinnoun
The most important person in an undertaking or organization.
Kingpinnoun
The bolt holding together the truck of a roller skate or skateboard.
Kingpinnoun
the most important person in a group or undertaking
Kingpinnoun
bolt that provides a steering joint in a motor vehicle
Kingpinnoun
the front bowling pin in the triangular arrangement of ten pins
