silent partner

Example Sentences

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For years, the federal government was essentially a silent partner in a $60 billion program.

From Washington Post

Before President Barack Obama’s makeover of the student loan system in 2010, the federal government was essentially a silent partner in a $60 billion program.

From Washington Post

Ten years ago, she purchased Pineapple Hill Saloon & Grill in a Sherman Oaks strip mall with a silent partner.

From Washington Post

Mar-a-Lago became something of a silent partner, yielding new clients and connections.

From Seattle Times

Neither the disclosures nor the tax returns reveal any possible underwriters or silent partners that a bank might have required in order to lend millions of dollars to someone with Trump's financial record.

From Salon