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noun • high status importance owing to marked superiority • a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament | ||||
| 31% | 5 | Eminence grise | ||
noun • an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect • a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations • a substance that exerts some force or effect • a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission • any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau • the semantic role of the animate entity that instigates or causes the happening denoted by the verb in the clause | ||||
| 28% | 13 | Influential, though unofficial, person | ||
noun • (French) a person who exercises power or influence in certain areas without holding an official position | ||||
___ Grise Person Having Unofficial Power
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