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
It was useless to resist the fiat of the chief wire-puller; the ticket remained as it had been originally prepared; and the young gentlemen proceeded to distribute the rest of the offices.
From Outward Bound Or, Young America Afloat by Optic, Oliver
He must not be a mere general, a mere lawyer, a mere wire-puller.
From Stephen A. Douglas A Study in American Politics by Johnson, Allen
"It was very astute of me, or of the wire-puller above us, to postpone my fit until the very moment you were with me," he said.
From Atlantis by Seltzer, Adele Szold
The chief wire-puller in this affair was Maslova, presenting the phenomenon of decadence in its lowest form.
From Resurrection by Maude, Louise Shanks
