Search Result for "eminence grise":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. (French) a person who exercises power or influence in certain areas without holding an official position;
- Example: "the President's wife is an eminence grise in matters of education"



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

eminence grise
    n 1: (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"