2
hopeful(noun, government, supplicant, requester)
2
requester(noun, supplicant)
1
applicant(noun, supplicant, requester)
1
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1
good influence
1
gray eminence
1
heavyweight
1
hidden hand
1
inducer
1
influence
1
ingroup
1
instigator
1
key
1
kingmaker
1
lords of creation(expression, idiom)
1
man of influence(expression, idiom)
1
manipulator
1
mover and shaker(noun, representative)
1
open sesame
1
parliamentary agent
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