a politically and/or economically powerful person who backs a king called a kingmaker 国王の擁立者 - EDR日英対訳辞書
the Earl of Warwick was the first kingmaker ワーウィックのアールは最初の政界実力者だった - 日本語WordNet
At that time, since Jien, who was a real younger brother of Kanezane KUJO, assumed the position of Tendai-zasu (head priest of the Tendai sect), the Tendai sect came to have a close connection with the Kujo family, and the Shingon sect also bent before power of the Kujo family which was the kingmaker in the imperial court.
当時、天台宗は九条兼実の実弟慈円が天台座主を務めて以来、九条家との密着が進み、また真言宗も朝廷の実力者である同家に靡いていた。 - Wikipedia日英京都関連文書対訳コーパス
In fact, Nobuyuki NAKAJIMA, the first chairman of the House of Representatives, was Mutsu's close friend since the time of Kaientai, and Mutsu also kept through his lifetime a close friendship with Toru HOSHI, a kingmaker in Rikken Jiyuto (a political party) who was also Mutsu's subordinate once; such connections helped Mutsu in his parliamentary affairs.
実際に初代衆議院議長の中島信行は海援隊以来の親友であり、またかつて部下であった立憲自由党の実力者星亨とは終生親交が厚く、このつながりが議会対策に役立っている。 - Wikipedia日英京都関連文書対訳コーパス
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