king|mak|ing

king|mak|ing
king|mak|ing «KIHNG MAY kihng», noun, adjective.
–n.
the activities of a kingmaker: »

My mention of Lausche is no exercise in kingmaking (Newsweek).

–adj.
like that of a kingmaker: »

Chicago's kingmaking Democratic Mayor…pressured him off the Democratic ticket (Wall Street Journal).


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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