闇やみ将しょう軍ぐん

noun

power behind the throne; éminence grise; kingmaker; wire-puller; shadow shogun

Refers to a person who wields real power from behind the scenes, often in politics or organizations, without holding an official top position. The literal meaning is 'shadow shogun'.

• 彼かれは闇やみ将しょう軍ぐんとして政せい界かいを裏うらで操あやつっていると言いわれている。

  He is said to be manipulating the political world behind the scenes as a shadow shogun.

• その会かい社しゃの真しんの支し配はい者しゃは、表おもてに出でない闇やみ将しょう軍ぐんだ。

  The true ruler of that company is a behind-the-scenes power broker who never appears in public.