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figurehead
noun
fig·ure·head ˈfi-g(y)ər-ˌhed 
Example Sentences
The king is merely a figurehead; the government is really run by elected officials.
Recent Examples on the Web In April 2016, Nicole Kimpel snapped a photo as beau Antonio Banderas shook hands with the figurehead in St. Peter's Square. 
Kate Hogan, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2022 The Nobel laureate and figurehead of Myanmar's opposition to decades of military rule has been detained since a coup early last year and has already been sentenced to more than 17 years in prison. Reuters, CNN, 2 Sep. 2022 Franco had come to suspect Don Juan of having pro-democratic sympathies and expected Juan Carlos to be a pliable figurehead. Joshua Hammer, Town & Country, 21 Aug. 2022 The ship featured two decks, a chapel for mass and a golden lion figurehead. Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 July 2022 That’s because Britain’s parliamentary electoral system only allows citizens to vote for local political representatives, while giving their affiliated parties full discretion in choosing a figurehead. Martin Leo Rivers, Forbes, 24 July 2022 Similarly, Premier Li Keqiang’s recent prominence, read by some as an indication of a challenge to Xi, can equally well be explained as the premier being intentionally used as a figurehead in charge of resolving deepening economic woes. Eva Dou, Washington Post, 9 June 2022 If recent dissension leading up to that vote is any guide, deep divisions remain a feature of that battlefield, and the SBC’s new figurehead will have his work cut out for him. Sarah Stankorb, The New Republic, 15 June 2022 Tiger King looks at three organizations, each with its own charismatic figurehead. Peter Frick-wright, Outside Online, 9 Apr. 2020 See More
Kate Hogan, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2022 The Nobel laureate and figurehead of Myanmar's opposition to decades of military rule has been detained since a coup early last year and has already been sentenced to more than 17 years in prison. Reuters, CNN, 2 Sep. 2022 Franco had come to suspect Don Juan of having pro-democratic sympathies and expected Juan Carlos to be a pliable figurehead. Joshua Hammer, Town & Country, 21 Aug. 2022 The ship featured two decks, a chapel for mass and a golden lion figurehead. Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 July 2022 That’s because Britain’s parliamentary electoral system only allows citizens to vote for local political representatives, while giving their affiliated parties full discretion in choosing a figurehead. Martin Leo Rivers, Forbes, 24 July 2022 Similarly, Premier Li Keqiang’s recent prominence, read by some as an indication of a challenge to Xi, can equally well be explained as the premier being intentionally used as a figurehead in charge of resolving deepening economic woes. Eva Dou, Washington Post, 9 June 2022 If recent dissension leading up to that vote is any guide, deep divisions remain a feature of that battlefield, and the SBC’s new figurehead will have his work cut out for him. Sarah Stankorb, The New Republic, 15 June 2022 Tiger King looks at three organizations, each with its own charismatic figurehead. Peter Frick-wright, Outside Online, 9 Apr. 2020 See More Word History
First Known Use
1765, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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