eminence grise

Definitions 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”
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    type of:
    important person, influential person, personage
    one whose whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events
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