in the wilderness



in the wilderness

someone, especially a politician, who is in the wilderness, does not now have the power or influence that they had before He spent several years in the political wilderness after conservatives objected to his attempts to reform the police.
See also: wilderness

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Stavros-Greek
AshASHEnglish
Halcyone-Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Jayanthi-Tamil, Indian, Kannada
Lachtna-Irish
Athelstan-History