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faceless men

faceless men is the plural of faceless man.

Meaning of faceless man

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.

Questions about faceless men

What is faceless men the plural of?
Faceless men is the plural of faceless man.

Words near faceless men in the dictionary

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

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