Definition of Eminence grise

1. Noun. (French) a person who exercises power or influence in certain areas without holding an official position. "The President's wife is an eminence grise in matters of education"

Language type: French
Generic synonyms: Important Person, Influential Person, Personage

Definition of Eminence grise

1. Noun. (alternative form of éminence grise) ¹

2. Noun. A secret or unofficial decision-maker; the power behind the throne. ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Eminence Grise

emigrates
emigrating
emigration
emigration theory
emigrational
emigrationist
emigrationists
emigrations
emigrator
emigrators
emigre
emigree
emigres
emilite
eminence
eminence grise (current term)
eminence of concha
eminence of scapha
eminence of triangular fossa of auricle
eminences
eminencies
eminency
eminent
eminent domain
eminentia
eminentia abducentis
eminentia arcuata
eminentia articularis ossis temporalis
eminentia carpi radialis
eminentia carpi ulnaris

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