Exact Match:
- Svengali
- the musician in a novel by George du Maurier who controls Trilby's singing hypnotically
- someone (usually maleficent) who tries to persuade or force another person to do his bidding
Synonyms:
- Mesmer,
- Rasputin,
- VIP,
- access,
- bad influence,
- big wheel,
- court,
- eminence grise,
- five-percenter,
- friend at court,
- good influence,
- gray eminence,
- heavyweight,
- hidden hand,
- hypnotist,
- hypnotizer,
- influence,
- influence peddler,
- influencer,
- ingroup,
- key,
- kingmaker,
- lobby,
- lobbyist,
- lords of creation,
- man of influence,
- manipulator,
- mesmerizer,
- open sesame,
- powers that be,
- pressure group,
- sinister influence,
- special interests,
- special-interest group,
- the Establishment,
- very important person,
- wheeler-dealer,
- wire-puller
Related Words:
- Artful Dodger,
- Casanova,
- Don Juan,
- Machiavel,
- Machiavelli,
- Machiavellian,
- Mesmer,
- Svengali,
- actor,
- bamboozler,
- befuddler,
- beguiler,
- charmer,
- counterfeiter,
- deceiver,
- deluder,
- dissembler,
- dissimulator,
- dodger,
- double-dealer,
- duper,
- enchanter,
- entrancer,
- faker,
- fooler,
- forger,
- gay deceiver,
- hoaxer,
- hypnotist,
- hypnotizer,
- jilt,
- jilter,
- joker,
- jokester,
- kidder,
- leg-puller,
- misleader,
- plagiarist,
- plagiarizer,
- playactor,
- practical joker,
- ragger,
- role-player,
- seducer,
- spoofer,
- tease,
- teaser
- Rasputin
collapse - Siberian peasant monk who was religious advisor in the court of Nicholas II; was assassinated by Russian noblemen who feared that his debauchery would weaken the monarchy (1872-1916) related words >
- Svengali,
- VIP,
- access,
- bad influence,
- big wheel,
- court,
- eminence grise,
- five-percenter,
- friend at court,
- good influence,
- gray eminence,
- heavyweight,
- hidden hand,
- influence,
- influence peddler,
- influencer,
- ingroup,
- key,
- kingmaker,
- lobby,
- lobbyist,
- lords of creation,
- man of influence,
- manipulator,
- open sesame,
- powers that be,
- pressure group,
- sinister influence,
- special interests,
- special-interest group,
- the Establishment,
- very important person,
- wheeler-dealer,
- wire-puller
- Rasputin,
- Svengali,
- VIP,
- access,
- bad influence,
- big wheel,
- court,
- eminence grise,
- fixer,
- four-percenter,
- friend at court,
- good influence,
- gray eminence,
- heavyweight,
- hidden hand,
- influence,
- influence peddler,
- influencer,
- ingroup,
- key,
- kingmaker,
- lobby,
- lobbyist,
- logroller,
- lords of creation,
- man of influence,
- manipulator,
- open sesame,
- power broker,
- powers that be,
- pressure group,
- sinister influence,
- special interests,
- special-interest group,
- the Establishment,
- very important person,
- wheeler-dealer,
- wire-puller
- Machiavellian,
- Rasputin,
- Svengali,
- VIP,
- access,
- bad influence,
- behind-the-scenes operator,
- big wheel,
- court,
- eminence grise,
- finagler,
- five-percenter,
- friend at court,
- gamesman,
- good influence,
- heavyweight,
- hidden hand,
- influence,
- influence peddler,
- influencer,
- ingroup,
- key,
- kingmaker,
- lobby,
- lobbyist,
- logroller,
- lords of creation,
- machinator,
- man of influence,
- manipulator,
- open sesame,
- operator,
- pork-barrel politician,
- powers that be,
- pressure group,
- sinister influence,
- special interests,
- special-interest group,
- strategist,
- the Establishment,
- very important person,
- wheeler-dealer,
- wire-puller
- kingmaker
collapse
- an important person who can bring leaders to power through the exercise of political influence; "the Earl of Warwick was the first kingmaker" related words >
- Machiavellian,
- Rasputin,
- Svengali,
- VIP,
- access,
- bad influence,
- behind-the-scenes operator,
- big wheel,
- court,
- eminence grise,
- finagler,
- five-percenter,
- friend at court,
- gamesman,
- good influence,
- gray eminence,
- heavyweight,
- hidden hand,
- influence,
- influence peddler,
- influencer,
- ingroup,
- key,
- lobby,
- lobbyist,
- logroller,
- lords of creation,
- machinator,
- man of influence,
- manipulator,
- open sesame,
- operator,
- pork-barrel politician,
- powers that be,
- pressure group,
- sinister influence,
- special interests,
- special-interest group,
- strategist,
- the Establishment,
- very important person,
- wheeler-dealer,
- wire-puller
- lobbyist
collapse
- someone who tries to persuade legislators to vote for bills that the lobbyists favor related words >
- Rasputin,
- Svengali,
- VIP,
- access,
- bad influence,
- big wheel,
- court,
- eminence grise,
- five-percenter,
- friend at court,
- good influence,
- gray eminence,
- heavyweight,
- hidden hand,
- influence,
- influence peddler,
- influencer,
- ingroup,
- key,
- kingmaker,
- legislative lobby,
- lobby,
- lobbyer,
- lords of creation,
- man of influence,
- manipulator,
- open sesame,
- parliamentary agent,
- powers that be,
- pressure group,
- registered lobbyist,
- sinister influence,
- special interests,
- special-interest group,
- special-interest lobby,
- the Establishment,
- very important person,
- wheeler-dealer,
- wire-puller
- manipulator
collapse
- a person who handles things manually related words >
- Rasputin,
- Svengali,
- VIP,
- access,
- agent,
- bad influence,
- big wheel,
- calculator,
- conductor,
- court,
- driver,
- eminence grise,
- engineer,
- five-percenter,
- friend at court,
- functionary,
- good influence,
- gray eminence,
- handler,
- heavyweight,
- hidden hand,
- influence,
- influence peddler,
- influencer,
- ingroup,
- intriguer,
- key,
- kingmaker,
- lobby,
- lobbyist,
- lords of creation,
- machinator,
- man of influence,
- maneuverer,
- open sesame,
- operant,
- operative,
- operator,
- pilot,
- powers that be,
- pressure group,
- runner,
- schemer,
- sinister influence,
- special interests,
- special-interest group,
- steersman,
- strategist,
- tactician,
- the Establishment,
- very important person,
- wheeler-dealer,
- wire-puller
- Jonah,
- Rasputin,
- Svengali,
- VIP,
- access,
- big wheel,
- court,
- curse,
- eminence grise,
- enchantment,
- evil eye,
- evil genius,
- evil star,
- five-percenter,
- friend at court,
- good influence,
- gray eminence,
- heavyweight,
- hex,
- hidden hand,
- hoodoo,
- ill wind,
- influence,
- influence peddler,
- influencer,
- ingroup,
- jinx,
- key,
- kingmaker,
- lobby,
- lobbyist,
- lords of creation,
- malevolent influence,
- malocchio,
- man of influence,
- manipulator,
- open sesame,
- powers that be,
- pressure group,
- sinister influence,
- special interests,
- special-interest group,
- spell,
- the Establishment,
- very important person,
- voodoo,
- whammy,
- wheeler-dealer,
- wire-puller
- Machiavel,
- Machiavellian,
- Machiavellianist,
- Rasputin,
- Svengali,
- VIP,
- access,
- bad influence,
- big wheel,
- boodler,
- court,
- crooked politician,
- diplomat,
- diplomatist,
- eminence grise,
- five-percenter,
- fixer,
- four-percenter,
- friend at court,
- good influence,
- grafter,
- gray eminence,
- heavyweight,
- hidden hand,
- influence,
- influencer,
- ingroup,
- jackleg politician,
- key,
- kingmaker,
- lobby,
- lobbyist,
- logroller,
- lords of creation,
- man of influence,
- manipulator,
- open sesame,
- political realist,
- politician,
- power broker,
- powers that be,
- pressure group,
- sinister influence,
- special interests,
- special-interest group,
- spoilsman,
- spoilsmonger,
- the Establishment,
- very important person,
- wheeler-dealer,
- wire-puller
- BMOC,
- Rasputin,
- Svengali,
- VIP,
- access,
- bad influence,
- big boy,
- big cheese,
- big gun,
- big noise,
- big shot,
- big-time operator,
- big-timer,
- bigwig,
- chief,
- court,
- eminence grise,
- five-percenter,
- friend at court,
- good influence,
- gray eminence,
- heavyweight,
- hidden hand,
- high-muck-a-muck,
- his nibs,
- influence,
- influence peddler,
- influencer,
- ingroup,
- key,
- kingmaker,
- lobby,
- lobbyist,
- lords of creation,
- man of influence,
- manipulator,
- open sesame,
- powers that be,
- pressure group,
- sinister influence,
- special interests,
- special-interest group,
- the Establishment,
- very important person,
- wheel,
- wheeler-dealer,
- wire-puller
- Black Power,
- Italian vote,
- Jewish vote,
- Polish Power,
- Rasputin,
- Svengali,
- VIP,
- White Power,
- access,
- bad influence,
- big wheel,
- black vote,
- court,
- eminence grise,
- farm interests,
- financial interests,
- five-percenter,
- friend at court,
- good influence,
- gray eminence,
- heavyweight,
- hidden hand,
- influence,
- influence peddler,
- influencer,
- ingroup,
- interest group,
- key,
- kingmaker,
- labor interests,
- lobby,
- lobbyist,
- lords of creation,
- man of influence,
- manipulator,
- open sesame,
- powers that be,
- pressure group,
- sinister influence,
- special-interest group,
- the Establishment,
- very important person,
- vested interests,
- wheeler-dealer,
- wire-puller
- Machiavellian,
- Rasputin,
- Svengali,
- VIP,
- access,
- bad influence,
- behind-the-scenes operator,
- big wheel,
- calculator,
- coconspirator,
- conniver,
- conspirator,
- conspirer,
- counterplotter,
- court,
- eminence grise,
- exploiter,
- finagler,
- five-percenter,
- fixer,
- four-percenter,
- friend at court,
- gamesman,
- good influence,
- gray eminence,
- heavyweight,
- hidden hand,
- influence,
- influence peddler,
- influencer,
- ingroup,
- intrigant,
- intriguer,
- key,
- kingmaker,
- lobby,
- lobbyist,
- logroller,
- lords of creation,
- machinator,
- man of influence,
- maneuverer,
- manipulator,
- open sesame,
- operator,
- opportunist,
- plotter,
- pork-barrel politician,
- power broker,
- powers that be,
- pressure group,
- schemer,
- sinister influence,
- special interests,
- special-interest group,
- strategist,
- tactician,
- the Establishment,
- very important person,
- wheeler-dealer
- open sesame
collapse
- any very successful means of achieving a result
- a magical command; used by Ali Baba related words >
- Rasputin,
- Svengali,
- VIP,
- abracadabra,
- access,
- bad influence,
- big wheel,
- bottle opener,
- can opener,
- church key,
- clavis,
- conjuration,
- corkscrew,
- countersign,
- court,
- eminence grise,
- five-percenter,
- friend at court,
- good influence,
- gray eminence,
- heavyweight,
- hidden hand,
- hocus-pocus,
- incantation,
- influence,
- influence peddler,
- influencer,
- ingroup,
- key,
- kingmaker,
- latchkey,
- latchstring,
- lobby,
- lobbyist,
- lords of creation,
- magic formula,
- magic words,
- man of influence,
- manipulator,
- master key,
- mumbo jumbo,
- opener,
- passkey,
- password,
- powers that be,
- pressure group,
- secret grip,
- shibboleth,
- sinister influence,
- skeleton key,
- special interests,
- special-interest group,
- tessera,
- the Establishment,
- ticket,
- tin opener,
- token,
- very important person,
- watchword,
- wheeler-dealer,
- wire-puller
- Machiavellian,
- Rasputin,
- Svengali,
- VIP,
- access,
- activist,
- bad influence,
- ball of fire,
- beaver,
- behind-the-scenes operator,
- big wheel,
- big-time operator,
- bustler,
- busy bee,
- court,
- doer,
- eager beaver,
- eminence grise,
- enthusiast,
- finagler,
- five-percenter,
- friend at court,
- gamesman,
- go-getter,
- good influence,
- gray eminence,
- heavyweight,
- hidden hand,
- human dynamo,
- hustler,
- influence,
- influence peddler,
- influencer,
- ingroup,
- key,
- kingmaker,
- live wire,
- lobby,
- lobbyist,
- logroller,
- lords of creation,
- machinator,
- man of action,
- man of deeds,
- man of influence,
- manipulator,
- militant,
- new broom,
- open sesame,
- operator,
- political activist,
- pork-barrel politician,
- powerhouse,
- powers that be,
- pressure group,
- sinister influence,
- special interests,
- special-interest group,
- strategist,
- take-charge guy,
- the Establishment,
- very important person,
- winner,
- wire-puller
- Black Power,
- Italian vote,
- Jewish vote,
- Polish Power,
- Rasputin,
- Svengali,
- VIP,
- White Power,
- access,
- bad influence,
- big wheel,
- black vote,
- breakaway group,
- camp,
- caucus,
- court,
- division,
- eminence grise,
- ethnic group,
- faction,
- farm interests,
- financial interests,
- five-percenter,
- friend at court,
- good influence,
- gray eminence,
- heavyweight,
- hidden hand,
- influence,
- influence peddler,
- influencer,
- ingroup,
- interest,
- interest group,
- key,
- kingmaker,
- labor interests,
- lobby,
- lobbyist,
- lords of creation,
- man of influence,
- manipulator,
- minority group,
- offshoot,
- open sesame,
- party,
- political party,
- powers that be,
- sect,
- side,
- silent majority,
- sinister influence,
- special interests,
- special-interest group,
- splinter,
- splinter group,
- the Establishment,
- very important person,
- vested interests,
- vocal minority,
- wheeler-dealer,
- wing,
- wire-puller
- John Bull,
- Rasputin,
- Svengali,
- Uncle Sam,
- VIP,
- Washington,
- Whitehall,
- access,
- bad influence,
- big wheel,
- bureaucracy,
- court,
- directorate,
- eminence grise,
- five-percenter,
- friend at court,
- good influence,
- gray eminence,
- heavyweight,
- hidden hand,
- hierarchy,
- higher echelons,
- higher-ups,
- holdover,
- incumbent,
- influence,
- influence peddler,
- influencer,
- ingroup,
- ins,
- jack-in-office,
- key,
- kingmaker,
- lame duck,
- lobby,
- lobbyist,
- lords of creation,
- man of influence,
- management,
- manipulator,
- ministry,
- new broom,
- office-bearer,
- officeholder,
- officialdom,
- open sesame,
- prelacy,
- president-elect,
- pressure group,
- public official,
- public servant,
- ruling class,
- ruling classes,
- sinister influence,
- special interests,
- special-interest group,
- the Crown,
- the Establishment,
- the administration,
- the authorities,
- the government,
- the ingroup,
- the interests,
- the people upstairs,
- the power elite,
- the power structure,
- the top,
- them,
- they,
- top brass,
- very important person,
- wheeler-dealer,
- wire-puller
- Maecenas,
- Rasputin,
- Svengali,
- VIP,
- abettor,
- access,
- admirer,
- advocate,
- aficionado,
- agent,
- amicus curiae,
- angel,
- apologist,
- attorney,
- attorney-at-law,
- backer,
- bad influence,
- barrister,
- barrister-at-law,
- big wheel,
- buff,
- champion,
- counsel,
- counselor,
- counselor-at-law,
- court,
- defender,
- dependence,
- deputy,
- eminence grise,
- encourager,
- endorser,
- exponent,
- fan,
- favorer,
- five-percenter,
- good influence,
- gray eminence,
- heavyweight,
- hidden hand,
- influence,
- influence peddler,
- influencer,
- ingroup,
- intercessor,
- key,
- kingmaker,
- lawyer,
- legal adviser,
- legal counselor,
- legal expert,
- legal practitioner,
- legalist,
- lobby,
- lobbyist,
- lords of creation,
- lover,
- mainstay,
- maintainer,
- man of influence,
- manipulator,
- mouthpiece,
- open sesame,
- paranymph,
- partisan,
- patron,
- pleader,
- powers that be,
- pressure group,
- proctor,
- procurator,
- promoter,
- protagonist,
- reliance,
- sea lawyer,
- second,
- seconder,
- sectary,
- self-styled lawyer,
- sider,
- sinister influence,
- solicitor,
- special interests,
- special-interest group,
- sponsor,
- stalwart,
- standby,
- support,
- supporter,
- sustainer,
- sympathizer,
- the Establishment,
- upholder,
- very important person,
- votary,
- well-wisher,
- wheeler-dealer,
- wire-puller
- Establishment,
- Rasputin,
- Svengali,
- access,
- aristocracy,
- bad influence,
- baron,
- barons,
- big cheese,
- big gun,
- big man,
- big name,
- big shot,
- big wheel,
- bigwig,
- brass,
- brass hat,
- celebrity,
- court,
- cream,
- dignitary,
- dignity,
- elder,
- elite,
- eminence grise,
- establishment,
- fat cat,
- father,
- figure,
- five-percenter,
- friend at court,
- good influence,
- gray eminence,
- great man,
- heavyweight,
- hidden hand,
- important person,
- influence,
- influence peddler,
- influencer,
- ingroup,
- interests,
- key,
- kingmaker,
- leader,
- lion,
- lobby,
- lobbyist,
- lords of creation,
- luminary,
- magnate,
- man of influence,
- man of mark,
- manipulator,
- mogul,
- nabob,
- name,
- nobility,
- notability,
- notable,
- open sesame,
- overlapping,
- panjandrum,
- person of renown,
- personage,
- personality,
- pillar of society,
- power,
- power elite,
- power structure,
- powers that be,
- pressure group,
- ruling circle,
- ruling circles,
- ruling class,
- sachem,
- sinister influence,
- somebody,
- something,
- special interests,
- special-interest group,
- the Establishment,
- the best,
- the best people,
- the brass,
- the great,
- the top,
- top brass,
- top people,
- tycoon,
- upper class,
- upper crust,
- very important person,
- wheeler-dealer,
- wire-puller,
- worthy
- heavyweight
collapse
- a professional boxer who weighs more than 190 pounds
- a wrestler who weighs more than 214 pounds
- an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 201 pounds related words >
- Chinese boxer,
- Rasputin,
- Svengali,
- VIP,
- access,
- bad influence,
- bantamweight,
- big,
- big boy,
- big cheese,
- big wheel,
- big-league,
- big-name,
- big-time,
- big-timer,
- bigwig,
- bigwigged,
- black belt,
- blimp,
- boxer,
- brown belt,
- bruiser,
- catchweight,
- chief,
- consequential,
- considerable,
- court,
- double-barreled,
- earthshaking,
- eminence grise,
- fat,
- fat cat,
- fatty,
- featherweight,
- fighter,
- fisticuffer,
- five-percenter,
- flyweight,
- friend at court,
- good influence,
- grand,
- gray eminence,
- great,
- heavy,
- hefty,
- hidden hand,
- high-powered,
- hippo,
- important,
- influence,
- influence peddler,
- influencer,
- ingroup,
- karate expert,
- key,
- kingmaker,
- leaden,
- leader,
- light heavyweight,
- lightweight,
- lion,
- lobby,
- lobbyist,
- lords of creation,
- lump,
- major,
- man of influence,
- manipulator,
- massive,
- massy,
- material,
- middleweight,
- momentous,
- name,
- open sesame,
- overweight,
- palooka,
- ponderous,
- potbelly,
- powers that be,
- pressure group,
- prizefighter,
- pug,
- pugilist,
- roly-poly,
- savate expert,
- self-important,
- significant,
- sinister influence,
- sparrer,
- special interests,
- special-interest group,
- substantial,
- superior,
- swagbelly,
- the Establishment,
- tub,
- tub of lard,
- tun,
- very important person,
- weighty,
- welterweight,
- wheeler-dealer,
- wire-puller,
- world-shaking
- Establishment
collapse
- a public or private structure (business or governmental or educational) including buildings and equipment for business or residence
- the cognitive process of establishing a valid proof
- any large organization
- (ecology) the process by which a plant or animal becomes established in a new habitat related words >
- John Bull,
- Rasputin,
- Svengali,
- Uncle Sam,
- VIP,
- Washington,
- Whitehall,
- access,
- bad influence,
- baron,
- big gun,
- big man,
- big name,
- big wheel,
- bigwig,
- brass,
- brass hat,
- bureaucracy,
- celebrity,
- court,
- dignitary,
- dignity,
- directorate,
- elder,
- eminence grise,
- father,
- figure,
- five-percenter,
- friend at court,
- good influence,
- gray eminence,
- great man,
- heavyweight,
- hidden hand,
- hierarchy,
- higher echelons,
- higher-ups,
- important person,
- influence,
- influence peddler,
- influencer,
- ingroup,
- interests,
- key,
- kingmaker,
- lion,
- lobby,
- lobbyist,
- lords of creation,
- magnate,
- man of influence,
- man of mark,
- management,
- manipulator,
- ministry,
- mogul,
- nabob,
- name,
- notability,
- notable,
- officialdom,
- open sesame,
- panjandrum,
- person of renown,
- personage,
- personality,
- pillar of society,
- power,
- power elite,
- powers that be,
- prelacy,
- pressure group,
- ruling circle,
- ruling class,
- ruling classes,
- sachem,
- sinister influence,
- somebody,
- something,
- special interests,
- special-interest group,
- the Crown,
- the Establishment,
- the administration,
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- a group of people who try actively to influence legislation
- the people who support some common cause or business or principle or sectional interest
- detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors related words >
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