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grey power

idiom

The collective political, economic, and social influence of senior citizens, especially when they are mobilized by a common interest.


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  1. 01

    brown power

    The production of electricity made from conventional sources, such as coal, oil, natural gas and nuclear power.

  2. 02

    come to power

    To be installed in high office, for example as a king, president, or prime minister.

  3. 03

    get grey hair from

    To acquire great frustration, confusion, or anxiousness from (something or someone).

  4. 04

    give someone grey hair

    To give someone great frustration, confusion, or anxiousness.

  5. 05

    gray hat

    A morally ambiguous character; an antihero.

  6. 06

    grey area

    An area intermediate between two mutually exclusive states or categories, where the border between the two is fuzzy or ill-defined.

  7. 07

    grey cells

    Brains; a person's ability to think, especially referring to intelligence.

  8. 08

    grey matter

    Brains; a person's ability to think.

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