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Eminence Grise

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Noun

1. eminence grise

(French) a person who exercises power or influence in certain areas without holding an official position

Example Sentences:
'the President's wife is an eminence grise in matters of education'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Eminence Grise

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nounWord forms: plural éminences grises (eminɑ̃s ɡriz)
a person who wields power and influence unofficially or behind the scenes

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Eminence Grise

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a person who wields great power and influence, but secretly or unofficially

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Eminence Grise

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n. pl. ém·i·nence grises (ā-mē-näɴs grēz)
A powerful adviser or decision maker who operates secretly or unofficially. Also called gray eminence.

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