also: せいりょっか
influential person; person of power
Refers to someone with social, political, or economic influence. Often used in formal or written contexts.
He is known as a local man of influence.
That policy was decided by a handful of influential people.
実力者 focuses on actual ability or competence, whereas 勢力家 highlights social or political clout.
Standard kanji spelling.
Alternate reading; less common.
Compound of 勢力 (power, influence) and 家 (person, specialist). The reading せいりょっか is a colloquial contraction.