"Backstairs influence" nghĩa là gì?
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"Backstairs influence" có backstair là lén lút -> từ này nghĩa là quyền lực, thế lực đen tối, bí mật.
Ví dụ
“Such a job can be done only through one’s connections, by backstairs influence, if not in an off-the-books manner,” Mr. Parfenov said.
But she feared that she would not be able to do so because she “does not belong to the family.” She “has no backstairs influence . . . [but she] is a potential (tiềm năng) threat,” Luxemburg wrote a friend, and “has no chance . . . because all deals are struck backstage” (Ettinger 1986: 86).
I am trying to work up influence with the department. Now I'm going to try publicity (công khai). I am surrounded by difficulties, by .... intrigues by .... backstairs influence by .... He raised his forefinger and beat the air oldly before his voice spoke.
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