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Definition of grey suit in English: grey suit(US gray suit) noun informal An executive, managerial, or business figure whose conventional formal dress is regarded as suggestive of a conservative, bureaucratic, or conformist attitude, a lack of individuality, or (especially in political contexts) the anonymous exercise of power; usually in plural.
Origin1960s; earliest use found in The Boston Globe. Definition of grey suit in US English: grey suit(US gray suit) noun informal An executive, managerial, or business figure whose conventional formal dress is regarded as suggestive of a conservative, bureaucratic, or conformist attitude, a lack of individuality, or (especially in political contexts) the anonymous exercise of power; usually in plural.
Origin1960s; earliest use found in The Boston Globe. |