well-connected
Knowing influential people
Well-connected describes someone with influential social, professional, or political relationships.
A well-connected lawyer knows judges and legislators.
A well-connected business executive has access to decision-makers others can't reach.
The term implies these relationships provide advantages—getting meetings, securing deals, obtaining favors: Her well-connected uncle helped her land the interview.
Influential political dealmaker
- kingmakerPolitical influence wielder
- cloutInformal power or punch
- patronageSupporter's financial backing
- leverageBorrowed capital for amplified returns
pull · strings · insider · access · lobbying · endorsement · backing · sponsorship
Rule by hereditary elite
- socialiteProminent figure in fashionable circles
- bluebloodPerson of noble birth
- gentryHighborn but not noble
- nobilityTitled ruling class
debutante · jet-setter · upper-class · privileged · establishment · exclusive · pedigree · prominent
Points of connection
- hubsCentral focal points
- routersPacket-forwarding network hardware
- bandwidthData transmission capacity
- LANLocalized computer linkage
WAN · fiber-optic · broadband · wireless · ethernet · protocol · latency · mesh
People you know professionally
- relationshipsLinks between individuals
- networkInterconnected system
- circleCurved closed shape
- acquaintancesPeople known slightly
colleagues · allies · friends · associates · community · rapport · ties · bonds
power-broker
Influential political dealmaker
- kingmakerPolitical influence wielder
- cloutInformal power or punch
- patronageSupporter's financial backing
leverage · pull · strings · insider · access · lobbying · endorsement · backing · sponsorship · benefactor
aristocracy
Rule by hereditary elite
- socialiteProminent figure in fashionable circles
- bluebloodPerson of noble birth
- gentryHighborn but not noble
nobility · debutante · jet-setter · upper-class · privileged · establishment · exclusive · pedigree · prominent
nodes
Points of connection
- hubsCentral focal points
- routersPacket-forwarding network hardware
- bandwidthData transmission capacity
LAN · WAN · fiber-optic · broadband · wireless · ethernet · protocol · latency · mesh · topology
contacts
People you know professionally
- relationshipsLinks between individuals
- networkInterconnected system
- circleCurved closed shape
acquaintances · colleagues · allies · friends · associates · community · rapport · ties · bonds · introductions
well-connectedisolated
Separated from others
unconnected · friendless · alone · solitary · disconnected
well-connecteduninfluential
Lacking power to affect
obscure · powerless · overlooked · disenfranchised · excluded
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