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• n  a central cohesive source of support and stability
  he is the linchpin of this firm
• n  pin inserted through an axletree to hold a wheel on

• That was the linchpin in convincing them.
• As that seminal group's linchpin, Robertson wrote spooky, spunky and romantic valedictories to the mythic ghosts of American history: rounders and robbers, gamblers and wanderers .
• For Citigroup, another financial linchpin, they're 21%.

• anchor
• mainstay
• keystone
• backbone
• lynchpin

News & Articles

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• Low graduation rates plague Ivy Tech system
  Indiana's cash-strapped community college system faces scrutiny over its graduation rates as it works to shore up its role as the linchpin needed to close the state's skilled-worker gap.
  June 23, 2013 - FOX 28 South Bend
• Low graduation rates plague Indiana's Ivy Tech system
  INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana's cash-strapped community college system faces scrutiny over its graduation rates as it works to shore up its role as the linchpin needed to close the state's skilled-worker gap.
  June 23, 2013 - Fort Wayne News-Sentinel
• Combat Medical Evacuations Key to Afghanistan Success
  Military experts point to the linchpin for 'Mission Accomplished'.
  June 21, 2013 - US News & World Report

Quotes

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• Jack McMahon in The Chronicle Journal
  Mr. Donaghy walked away with a nice situation for himself. He is the linchpin and he seems to have worked his way into a nice situation,McMahon said. "I don't know if that is fair."
• Charles Schumer in Forbes
  There is a worst-case scenario because housing is the linchpin of our economy, and more foreclosures make prices go down, that creates more foreclosures, and creates a vicious cycle,Schumer said. "You add that to the other weakness in the...
• Henry Paulson in Bloomberg
  Reform of the IMF's foreign-exchange surveillance is the linchpin on which other reforms depend,Paulson said in a statement to the fund's semiannual gathering today. "We look forward to action in this important area very soon after these...