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throne

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on the throne 
1. Lit. [of royalty] currently reigning. King Samuel was on the throne for two decades.
2. Fig. Sl. seated on the toilet. I can't come to the phone. I'm on the throne.

power behind the throne

Fig. the person who actually controls the person who is apparently in charge. Mr. Smith appears to run the shop, but his brother is the power behind the throne. They say that the vice president is the power behind the throne.
See also: behind, power

the power behind the throne
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.
See also: behind, power

the power behind the throne
someone without an official job who secretly controls an organization or government The chairman's daughter was the power behind the throne for several years before he died.
See also: behind, power


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