silent partner
noun
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: a partner who is known to the public but has no voice in the conduct of a firm's business
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Colleges cannot be silent partners in opening doors to prosperity for families.
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Literary Hub, 5 Mar. 2026
At the same time, there is the rapprochement between Israel and Arab states, which began with the country’s peace deals with Egypt and Jordan—and then there is Israel’s recent Abraham Accords with sundry Muslim states, including Morocco and Sudan, with Saudi Arabia as silent partner.
—Josef Joffe, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2026
By licensing his behavioral models, the TikToker is essentially (and fittingly) a silent partner in the brand deal.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2026
If pricing, rewards, and underwriting must be redesigned under political pressure, banks prefer to be the decision-maker rather than a silent partner.
—Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
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Literary Hub, 5 Mar. 2026
At the same time, there is the rapprochement between Israel and Arab states, which began with the country’s peace deals with Egypt and Jordan—and then there is Israel’s recent Abraham Accords with sundry Muslim states, including Morocco and Sudan, with Saudi Arabia as silent partner.
—Josef Joffe, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2026
By licensing his behavioral models, the TikToker is essentially (and fittingly) a silent partner in the brand deal.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2026
If pricing, rewards, and underwriting must be redesigned under political pressure, banks prefer to be the decision-maker rather than a silent partner.
—Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for silent partner
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“Silent partner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/silent%20partner. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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