How to pronounce shadow:
Example: "He moved off into the darkness"
Example: "A ghostly apparition at midnight"
Example: "A shadow over his happiness"
Example: "There wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim"
Example: "He felt secure in his father's shadow"
Example: "He received little recognition working in the shadow of his father"
Example: "The poor child was his mother's shadow"
Example: "The police are shadowing her"
Example: "This year's debt dwarfs that of last year"
Unofficial, informal, unauthorized, but acting as though it were.
Example: "The human resources department has a shadow information technology group without headquarters knowledge."
Having power or influence, but not widely known or recognized.
Example: "The director has been giving shadow leadership to the other group's project to ensure its success."
Acting in a leadership role before being formally recognized.
Example: "The insurgents’ shadow government is being crippled by the federal military strikes."
Part of, or related to, the opposition in government.