power behind the throne

Noun

Meaning

power behind the throne (plural powers behind the throne or powers behind thrones)

(idiomatic) Someone who appears to be without special status, but who has great covert influence on a person in authority.

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Burghley: William Cecil at the Court of Elizabeth I (Yale University Press, 2008); sees him as power behind the throne * Beckingsale, B. W. Burghley: Tudor statesman (1967) * Collinson, Patrick. Source: Internet

And this is where Muhammad bin Salman (pictured), the 30-year-old deputy crown prince who is the power behind the throne of his elderly father, King Salman, receives foreign guests in a walled complex. Source: Internet

Valentinian II was a very young man, little more than a figurehead, with Arbogast as the true power behind the throne. Source: Internet

Although he was also offered the opportunity to be tlatoani, Tlacaelel preferred to operate as the power behind the throne. Source: Internet

They held the title of Augusta as well, indicating that they may have been the power behind the throne. Source: Internet

“By 1924, Kent Parrot had become the power behind the throne in Los Angeles municipal politics. Source: Internet

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