Synonyms:
- Machiavellian,
- behind-the-scenes operator,
- eminence grise,
- finagler,
- five-percenter,
- fixer,
- four-percenter,
- gamesman,
- gray eminence,
- influence peddler,
- kingmaker,
- machinator,
- operator,
- pork-barrel politician,
- power broker,
- strategist,
- wheeler-dealer,
- wire-puller