Faceless men

Faceless men is a term from Australian politics. The term is generally used to refer to political party members who exert political influence over elected representatives of their party. The term originated in 1963, when it was used with great success by Prime Minister Robert Menzies, as an election tactic to discredit the Australian Labor Party. It has since been used occasionally against different political parties. It has been suggested that the term is used inconsistently, with the influence of members being depicted negatively for some parties but not for others.

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