the power behind the throne

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someone who does not have an official position in a government or organization but who secretly controls it In his later years, the chairman's daughter was the power behind the throne.

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Aa Although the appointment had been expected, newspapers speculated that Ozawa would act as the power behind the throne and some voters were concerned. Japan PM's pick of tainted ally raises concerns by The Daily Star (Beirut, Lebanon) If Keegan and Shearer were in their times kings of Tyneside, Sir John was the power behind the throne. Man who woke sleeping giant by The Journal (Newcastle, England) 1428: Richard Nevill, Earl of Warwick, so-called Kingmaker who was the power behind the throne during the Wars Of The Roses, was born. ON THIS DAY by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)			the old-boy network the oldest profession the oldest trick in the book the only game in town the operative word the order of the day the other day the other side of the coin the other side of the tracks the parting of the ways the party is over the path of least resistance the patience of Job saint the patter of tiny feet the pearly gates the pedal to the metal The pen is mightier than the sword the penny drops the pick of the picture of the pièce de résistance the pink pound the plot thickens the point of no return the pot calling the kettle black the power behind the throne the powers that be the primrose path the prodigal son the promised land the proof of the pudding The proof of the pudding is in the eating the pros and cons the rank and file the real McCoy the red-light district the rest is history The road to hell is paved with good intentions the roof caves in the rot sets in the rough and tumble of the rub of the green the salt of the earth the same old same old the same old thing the same to you The scales fall from eyes the school of hard knocks the scum of the earth the seven year itch the shape of things to come			The Population Bomb The Porch The Porch The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey The Portable Warehouse The Porte The Porte The Portishead Lifeboat Trust The Ports Finezt The Portugal Digital Journal The Posse The Posse The Posse The Possessed The Possessed The Possibilities Are Endless the Possible Multiple Routes for A Single Beam of Energy The Post Chronicle The Postboy (ship) The Poster Known As The Postgraduate Certificate in Laws The Postman Syndrome The pot calling the kettle black The Potter's School The Potteries The Potteries The Power The Power The Power The Power the power behind the throne The Power Company Limited The Power Electronics Field Test Facility The Power Empire The Power of America Fund The Power of Attorney The Power Of Britney The Power of Chaos The Power of Darkness The power of three The Power of Three Spells The Power Within The powers that be The powers that be The Practice of System and Network Administration The Praguerie The Prankster The Pratiharas The Prayer of Azariah and Song of the Three Holy Children The Prayer of Jabez The Prefabricated Quartet The Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei The Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei The Prem Rawat Foundation The Premier Hotel The Premier League

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