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noun
Someone who is not elected to political office, but exerts power over political affairs from behind the scenes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australian, idiomatic, informal
Topics: government, politics
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Coined by Australian journalist Alan Reid in 1963 in The Daily Telegraph.
