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influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
彼は政界の実力者だ。
He is an influential figure in the political world.
彼女は経済界の実力者として知られる。
She is known as a powerful figure in the business world.
その会合には複数の実力者が集まった。
Several influential people gathered at that meeting.