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eminence grise

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Noun1.eminence grise - (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"
French - the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
important person, influential person, personage - a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events
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eminence grise [ˈgriːz] n → éminence f grise


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Sam Gilliam, an innovative abstract painter and eminence grise of Washington, DC's artistic community, is currently the subject of a stimulating retrospective at the Corcoran Gallery of Art.
Sam Gilliam: Corcoran Gallery of Art / Marsha Mateyka Gallery by Wennerstrom, Nord / Artforum International
Most exciting of all in this section was a new film from the now eminence grise of the French new wave, Jean-Luc Godard.
Cannes Film Festival by McSorley, Tom / Take One
Twenty years later, battling for the Democratic presidential nomination, McCarthy received a request for a personal interview from James Reston of the New York Times, then the eminence grise of the Washington press corps.
One of a kind by McGreevy, John T. / Commonweal
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