An éminence grise (French pronunciation: [eminɑ̃s ɡʁiz]) or grey eminence is a powerful decision-maker or adviser who operates "behind the scenes", or in a non-public or unofficial capacity.
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Examples for "éminence grise "
Examples for "éminence grise "
1 These days he seems less the young turk and more the eminence grise .
2 For the French eminence grise , it has been a familiar experience this season.
3 I am the eminence grise of the Council on World Trade and Endeavor.
4 I am an eminence grise of the World Trade Council.
5 With a crackling flash, the ball morphed into the oversized head of the eminence grise .
1 Scott is being restored to the mix, as an occasional still-not-very- grey eminence .
2 Those powerful but shadowy grey eminences who ran the Nightside, inasmuch as anyone did, or could.
3 Two grey eminences each with a singularly different dash and colour, and both still held in rich regard by Brits of a certain generation.
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