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éminence grise

é·mi·nence grise [ ày mee naaNss grz ] (plural é·mi·nences grises [ ày mee naaNss grz ])


noun 
Definition:
 
somebody who is secretly powerful: somebody who exerts great power or influence secretly or unofficially

[< French, "gray eminence," originally nickname of Père Joseph, secretary to Cardinal Richelieu]
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