Usually means: Influential advisor, unseen power wielder.
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  7. eminence grise: Rhymezone
  8. eminence grise: FreeDictionary.org
  9. eminence grise: Mnemonic Dictionary
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  11. eminence grise: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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Definitions from Wiktionary (Eminence grise)

▸ noun:  Alternative spelling of éminence grise [(idiomatic) A secret or unofficial decision-maker.]

Similar:
greegree, grisgris, greyhead, écru, graybeard, greymail, ash-grey, Gray Lady, grif, graymuzzle, more...

Adjectives:
greige, dove gray, wheat, fawn, fawny, ebon, fulvous, camel, beige, gray, grue

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Similar:
greegree, grisgris, greyhead, écru, graybeard, greymail, ash-grey, Gray Lady, grif, graymuzzle, more...

Adjectives:
greige, dove gray, wheat, fawn, fawny, ebon, fulvous, camel, beige, gray, grue



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