eminence grise

Noun
  1. (French) a person who exercises power or influence in certain areas without holding an official position (synset 110072052)
    "the President's wife is an eminence grise in matters of education"
    domain usage: french - the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
    is a type of: important person, influential person, personage - a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events

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