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   kingpin

   /ˈkɪŋpɪn/

   noun

   • 1. a main or large bolt in a central position.
   • ▪ a vertical bolt used as a pivot.
   • 2. a person or thing that is essential to the success of an organization or operation: "the kingpins of the television industry"

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   What is a kingpin in a bowling pin?

   • From the bowling pin definition of kingpin, we get its other common meaning: someone who is important. If you are the kingpin in your office, you are probably the boss. The kingpin is the bigwig or the very most important, authoritative, or essential person in a group.

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   What does Kingpin mean?

   • KINGPIN definition: 1. the most important person within a particular organization 2. the most important person within a…. Learn more.

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   What is a kingpin in a car?

   • The kingpin is the shaft about which a steered wheel pivots. Place the top of the gauge in contact with the apron plate and slide over the kingpin. The wheel, hub, and steering knuckle all pivot around the kingpin. The steering pivots on a vertical kingpin with ball joints top and bottom. Collins COBUILD Key Words for Automotive Engineering.

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   What does headpin mean?

   • n. a. the headpin. b. the pin at the center. 2. Informal. a person or thing of chief importance. 3. either of the pins that are a part of the mechanism for turning the front wheels in some automotive steering systems. Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc.

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   Kingpin is a noun that means the most important person in an organization, often an illegal one. Learn how to use this word in different contexts and see translations in Chinese and other languages.

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   • Kingpin in Traditional Chinese

     KINGPIN translate: （組織中的）主要人物，領袖. Learn more in the...

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     KINGLY definition: 1. relating to or typical of a king: 2....

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   Kingpin is a noun that means the most important person in an organization, often an illegal one. Learn how to use this word in different contexts and see translations in Chinese and other languages.

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   A kingpin, also called a "center pin" or a "five pin," is the pin at the very center in bowling. From the bowling pin definition of kingpin, we get its other common meaning: someone who is important. If you are the kingpin in your office, you are probably the boss.

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   noun. the most important person in an organization. the crucial or most important feature of a theory, argument, etc. Also called (Brit)swivel pin a pivot pin that provides a steering joint in a motor vehicle by securing the stub axle to the axle beam. tenpin bowling the front pin in the triangular arrangement of the ten pins.

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   Kingpin can mean the central pin in bowling, the most important person or element in an enterprise, or a pivot pin in a steering system. Learn more about its usage, synonyms, and translations from various sources.