Siva eminencija

*L' Éminence grise*, ulje na platnu; Jean-Léon Gérôme, 1873.

Siva eminencija (od francuskog éminence grise) je izraz koji se rabi za osobu koja neslužbeno drži vlast, osobito preko neke druge osobe, najčešće u tajnosti ili privatno,^[1] ili za moćnog savjetnika.^[2] Izraz je nastao između 1940 i 1945,^[1] a navodi se konkretno i 1941. godina.^[3]

Prva siva eminencija bio je François Leclerc du Tremblay, francuski redovnik kapucin, savjetnik moćnoga kardinala Richelieua.

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↑ gray eminence. The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, by Houghton Mifflin Company, 2009. Dictionary.com, LLC. Pristupljeno 24. veljače 2010. eng. {{{1}}}
↑ http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gray+eminence |title=gray eminence |accessdate=24. veljače 2010 |author= |date= |work= |publisher=Merriam-Webster, Incorporated

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[2] ray eminence. The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, by Houghton Mifflin Company, 2009. Dictionary.com, LLC. Pristupljeno 24. veljače 2010. eng. {{{1}}}

[Webster-3] ttp://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gray+eminence |title=gray eminence |accessdate=24. veljače 2010 |author= |date= |work= |publisher=Merriam-Webster, Incorporated

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