lynchpin

Nouns

  • (n) a central cohesive source of support and stability
    • faith is his anchor
    • the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money
    • he is the linchpin of this firm
    backbone, keystone, linchpin, anchor, mainstay,
  • (n) pin inserted through an axletree to hold a wheel on linchpin,

Synonyms

backbone keystone linchpin anchor mainstay

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