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superconnector en · NOUN

Etymology

From super- + connector.

Meanings

1. A person, organization or region that serves to connect many others.
   • Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying's exposition about Hong Kong being a “superconnector” under the one country, two systems framework has drawn attention. Some chapters in this book also reflect Hong Kong's role as a superconnector. 2020, Kin-chung Lam, Cai Chimeng, Dai Jinping, Hong Kong in the Belt and Road Initiative, page xxxi:
   • You need to focus especially on what Malcolm Gladwell calls 'superconnectors' — people who know everybody. In his book The Tipping Point, he contrasts the impact made by Paul Revere riding through the night shouting "The British are coming!" Other people did it too, but had little impact; Paul Revere was a superconnector. 2016, David Boyle, How to Become a Freelance Writer:

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