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Éminence grise - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Power behind the throne - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The phrase power behind the throne refers to a person or group that informally exercises the real power of an office. In politics, it most commonly refers to a spouse, aide, or advisor of a politica...
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Hutchinson encyclopedia article about eminence grise. eminence grise. Information about eminence grise in the Hutchinson encyclopedia. ... 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.
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The highest title that can be bestowed on such a person would be that of an eminence grise (French for "grey influence") who is a powerful advisor operating behind the scenes or through like-minded acolytes whom he has helped to place in positions of power.
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Companies to be charged for free software ... MORE THAN 90 Australian companies have been asked to pay a licence fee for Linux software in a move apparently backed by the software's eminence grise, Linus Torvalds.
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A British-born bishop, who was asked to leave Argentina after making "deeply offensive" comments about the Holocaust, has contacted the controversial historian David Irving. ... Bishop Richard Williamson contacted Mr Irving by email, asking how to present his views without causing an angry backlash. ... Mr Irving said:
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