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linchpin, n.
(linchpins)
more info pin inserted through an axletree to hold a wheel on
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linchpin lynchpin
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pin
more info a central cohesive source of support and stability
<noun.cognition>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

anchor backbone keystone linchpin lynchpin mainstay

sample sentences

"faith is his anchor"
"the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money"
"he is the linchpin of this firm"
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