A person who wields power and influence in a particular activity or field, as in He's one of the movers and shakers in the art world. At first the two nouns referred specifically to God, alluding to the belief that a divine force was responsible for all events. The current usage refers only to human beings. [Second half of 1800s]
power breakfast/lunch Show phonetics
noun [C] HUMOROUS
an occasion at which people eat while they are working and talking about business
The power breakfast has spread to posh hotel dining rooms where movers and shakers can squeeze in a meeting before their day starts. Every city has them, but how is the food? Raymond Sokolov went on a coast to coast tour, and learned a thing or two about power breakfasts and how to eat them. Plus,
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