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shadow

/ˈʃædoʊ̯/ adjectif C2
  1. Unofficial, informal, unauthorized, but acting as though it were. · The human resources department has a shadow information technology group without headquarters knowledge.
  2. Having power or influence, but not widely known or recognized. · The director has been giving shadow leadership to the other group's project to ensure its success.· The illuminati shadow group has been pulling strings from behind the scenes.
  3. Part of, or related to, the opposition in government.
  4. Acting in a leadership role before being formally recognized. (US) · The shadow cabinet cannot agree on the terms of the agreement due immediately after they are sworn in.· The insurgents’ shadow government is being crippled by the federal military strikes.
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Beyond Willowmere came Violet Vale--a little green dimple in the shadow of Mr.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 106 · C1
## The Ass and His Shadow
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 43 · B2
The day being intensely hot, and the sun shining in its strength, the Traveler stopped to rest, and sought shelter from the heat under the Shadow of the Ass.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 43 · B2
As this afforded only protection for one, and as the Traveler and the owner of the Ass both claimed it, a violent dispute arose between them as to which of them had the right to the Shadow.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 43 · B2

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