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Meanings of Kingmaker in English
Person or group that has great influence in a royal or political succession.
Related terms
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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Examples for "Warwick"
Examples for "Warwick"
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Won a trial look a good horse at Warwick Farm last month.
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The court is at Reading, he will speak to Lord Warwick soon.
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Yet Warwick did return to school before joining his dad's auctioneering business.
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I use it when I talk to Warwick or the royal dukes.
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Indicated her readiness with two smart Warwick Farm trial wins last month.
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The following letter is from the Earl of Warwick to Colonel Seymour:
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We shall see if the Earl of Warwick blame us or approve.
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Here's the Earl of Warwick, Mr. Field!- Othereyou are, my Lord.
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The Earl of Warwick complained to him of the inadequacy of the sentence.
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Our ally and friend the Earl of Warwick was killed in desperate fight.
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But Richard Neville, the Earl of Warwick, I would trust no further than I could see an arrow flight.
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A truck driver who was injured in that same police chase, Richard Neville, is also seeking compensation from the Police.
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I tear it in half and the piece that says Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, I scrunch in my hand.
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Judging panel spokesperson Richard Neville, the Mitchell Librarian at the State Library of NSW, said the selected books had certain commonalities.
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Amongst the distinguished names of the honorary members I noticed John Mowbray, Duke of Norfolk, and Richard Neville, Earl of Salisbury.
Usage of Kingmaker in English
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Also by Brian Haig Secret Sanction Mortal Allies The Kingmaker Private Sector
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Warwick's Kingmaker Chase will be salvaged and form part of Sandown's Friday card.
3
Warwick thinks he is Kingmaker, but now he is a puppet.
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I made him possible, plotting with Uther Pendragon, back when I was still playing Kingmaker.
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He was Barinthus Kingmaker, and after my father's death he became my friend and adviser.
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He will be another Warwick, another Kingmaker.
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The now 91-year-old former First Lady is the subject of Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Lauren Greenfield's latest documentary: The Kingmaker.
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Besides the above, there was an Italian patriot, whose devotion to the 'Kingmaker' displayed itself in a somewhat eccentric fashion.
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My mother was the wealthiest woman in England and the daughter of a man so great that they called him 'Kingmaker'.
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From Bulwer's novel, he had read the story of Warwick the Kingmaker, and upon leaving home had chosen it for his own.
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Futteh Khan was the Warwick of Afghanistan, but the Afghan 'Kingmaker' had no Barnet as the closing scene of his chequered life.
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The Kingmaker, Ser Criston Cole, had been brought down, but somewhere in the realm Aegon II, the king he had made, remained alive and free.
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Kalashnikov, a 6-1 chance for the Arkle Trophy, goes on trial for Cheltenham in the re-arranged Kingmaker Novice Chase at Sandown.
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The Kingmaker shows as part of Whānau Marama: New Zealand International Film Festival and is available to watch online until 11pm on Monday 3rd August.
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He said the Kurds would again play kingmakers in Iraqi national politics.
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Macquarie Group said it could make Sky the kingmaker in UK mobile.
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