wire-puller
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Most active wire-puller against Lewis was foxy Daniel J. Tobin, head of the Federation's biggest union, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Stablemen & Helpers.
From Time Magazine Archive
Monroe gave him a piece of paper, and the wire-puller began to make his calculations.
From Outward Bound Or, Young America Afloat by Optic, Oliver
Yet, though ostensibly free, these local bodies are practically in the power of the political wire-puller, or cacique.
From Spanish Life in Town and Country by Dawson, William Harbutt
The result of "coaching" for the occasion by some wire-puller was painfully apparent.
From The Campaign of Chancellorsville by Dodge, Theodore Ayrault
She was greatly interested in all its activities, and prepared to be proud of its achievements, but she possessed none of the instincts of a wire-puller.
From Betty Wales Freshman by Dunton, Edith K.
