eminence grise
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
- instance, member or derived
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Senses
Sense 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
Types & categories
- important person hypernym
Related & opposite
- French domain usage
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| 1 | domain usage | Related & opposite | French |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | important person |