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kingpin
[ king-pin ]
noun
- Bowling.
- Informal. the person of chief importance in a corporation, movement, undertaking, etc.
- Informal. the chief element of any system, plan, or the like.
- a kingbolt.
- either of the pins that are a part of the mechanism for turning the front wheels in some automotive steering systems.
kingpin
/ ˈ°ìɪŋˌ±èɪ²Ô /
noun
- the most important person in an organization
- the crucial or most important feature of a theory, argument, etc
- Also called (Brit)swivel pin a pivot pin that provides a steering joint in a motor vehicle by securing the stub axle to the axle beam
- tenpin bowling the front pin in the triangular arrangement of the ten pins
- (in ninepins) the central pin in the diamond pattern of the nine pins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Example Sentences
The photo of a young El Mencho that flashed on the screen is among the only public images of the reputed kingpin, who is believed to be 58.
The US State Department has revoked visas held by members of a Mexican band for "glorifying a drug kingpin".
Offspring of hippos illegally imported to Colombia by drug kingpin Pablo Escobar are thriving in the lush area, and experts are warning of the dangers they pose.
Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control has long maintained a so-called kingpin list of suspected drug traffickers and front companies that are banned from doing business with U.S. citizens or accessing the banking system.
The BBC can now reveal the full criminal history of the heist gang's kingpin James Sheen.
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