power behind the throne

Example Sentences

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Demonstrators waved signs blasting "President Musk" or "King Elon," noting that no one had elected the Trump advisor to serve as the power behind the throne.

From Salon

They are accusing Musk of being the true power behind the throne.

From Salon

On Thursday, anti-Islam firebrand Geert Wilders became the power behind the throne in a new Dutch government that is throwing overboard compromise politics to set up the most radical rightwing coalition since the war.

From Seattle Times

I can easily imagine a scenario where Trump is a figurehead and there is a real power behind the throne pulling the strings.

From Salon

She later said that Conservative-supporting newspapers had wrongly portrayed her as the power behind the throne, by suggesting she was more intelligent than her husband.

From BBC