Synonyms and related words :
Rasputin, Svengali, VIP, access, bad influence, big wheel, court, eminence grise, five-percenter, friend at court, good influence, gray eminence, heavyweight, hidden hand, influence, influence peddler, influencer, ingroup, key, kingmaker, legislative lobby, lobby, lobbyer, lords of creation, man of influence, manipulator, open sesame, parliamentary agent, powers that be, pressure group, registered lobbyist, sinister influence, special interests, special-interest group, special-interest lobby, the Establishment, very important person, wheeler-dealer, wire-puller