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éminence_grise
éminence grise
See also: eminence grise
English
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Noun
éminence grise (plural éminence grises)
- (idiomatic) A secret or unofficial decision-maker; the power behind the throne.
- 1987 July 12, John A. Garraty, "Harry's Luck" (book review of Harry Hopkins: Ally of the Poor and Defender of Democracy by George McJimsey), New York Times (retrieved 4 Sep. 2011):
- But Harry Hopkins was no mere manipulator of people and ideas, no eminence grise masterminding the actions of figureheads.
- 2009 Sept. 16, Coco Masters, "New Prime Minister — and New Shadow Shogun," Time:
- Ozawa is the Secretary-General of Hatoyama's Democratic Party of Japan (DJP) and the éminence grise of the electoral campaign that catapulted the new Prime Minister to power.
- 1987 July 12, John A. Garraty, "Harry's Luck" (book review of Harry Hopkins: Ally of the Poor and Defender of Democracy by George McJimsey), New York Times (retrieved 4 Sep. 2011):
Translations
a secret or unofficial decision-maker; the power behind the throne — See also translations at : power broker
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