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faceless man

faceless man noun: someone who is not elected to political office, but exerts power over political affairs from behind the scenes.

Noun

faceless man (plural faceless men)

  1. (Australian, idiomatic, informal) Someone who is not elected to political office, but exerts power over political affairs from behind the scenes.

Forms of faceless man

pluralfaceless men

Origin of faceless man

Coined by Australian journalist Alan Reid in 1963 in The Daily Telegraph.

Questions about faceless man

What does faceless man mean?
Faceless man means someone who is not elected to political office, but exerts power over political affairs from behind the scenes.
What part of speech is faceless man?
Faceless man is a noun.
What is the plural of faceless man?
The plural of faceless man is faceless men.

Words near faceless man in the dictionary

  1. facekini
  2. facekinis
  3. faceless
  4. faceless bureaucrat
  5. faceless bureaucrats
  6. faceless man
  7. faceless men
  8. facelessly
  9. facelessness
  10. facelet
  11. facelets

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