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well-connected

British  

adjective

  1. having influential or important relatives or friends

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In St. Martin, even during high season, you can book most places a day or two ahead of time, often by calling the restaurant directly instead of relying on well-connected friends or hotel concierges.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Slovakia is really in the heart of Europe, quite well-connected to the big markets," he says.

From BBC

He had re-emerged as a shadowy, well-connected person on Wall Street.

From The Wall Street Journal

For many Iranians, it was a symbol of a system whose few resources had been diverted to a well-connected few while they suffered.

From The Wall Street Journal

The treatment went well, Gilberg said, and the satisfied family passed his name to several well-connected friends.

From Los Angeles Times