silent partner
noun
1
: a partner who is known to the public but has no voice in the conduct of a firm's business
2
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Also Cal, who has gone through several jobs already — baseball coach, construction worker, and silent partner at the restaurant — is now a hands-on partner.
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 6 Feb. 2025
Aubrey smartly played on Tai’s obvious temperamental discomfort with being adjacent to bullies Kyle and Scot and offered him an opportunity to join up with her, Cydney, and Aubry’s silent partner, Joe Del Campo.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
Power alleged in 2020 that the agreement had, in fact, been with Barry to take on a silent partner role but that was always denied by Standing and his high-profile client.
—Philip Buckingham, The Athletic, 4 July 2024
Many companies even invite local officials to become silent partners in their corporations in return for political protection.
—Thomas N. Thompson, Foreign Affairs, 14 Mar. 2012
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 6 Feb. 2025
Aubrey smartly played on Tai’s obvious temperamental discomfort with being adjacent to bullies Kyle and Scot and offered him an opportunity to join up with her, Cydney, and Aubry’s silent partner, Joe Del Campo.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
Power alleged in 2020 that the agreement had, in fact, been with Barry to take on a silent partner role but that was always denied by Standing and his high-profile client.
—Philip Buckingham, The Athletic, 4 July 2024
Many companies even invite local officials to become silent partners in their corporations in return for political protection.
—Thomas N. Thompson, Foreign Affairs, 14 Mar. 2012
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“Silent partner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/silent%20partner. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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