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linchpin

Definitions

noun

  1. pin inserted through an axletree to hold a wheel on
  2. a central cohesive source of support and stability

Examples

Nurses will be the linchpin to the Government's grandiose plans to modernise and improve the National Health Service, one of their leaders says.

By early June, with the plan seemingly stillborn, he began to search for a compromise that could salvage the linchpin of his program.

Boston Globe: A health plan linchpin commands respect

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lynchpin

Definitions

noun

  1. pin inserted through an axletree to hold a wheel on
  2. a central cohesive source of support and stability

Examples

Milosevic was brought down not by bombs, bullets, or a military coup, nor was he even brought down the ballot, although the presidential election of Kostunica was the lynchpin.

The lynchpin of the production is the intense and anguished performance of Nesbitt.

He's the lynchpin of our team and crucial to my long-term plans.

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