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figurehead
/ ˈɪɡəˌɛ /
noun
- a person nominally having a prominent position, but no real authority
- a carved bust or full-length figure at the upper end of the stems of some sailing vessels
Word History and Origins
Origin of figurehead1
Example Sentences
The Democrat from Virginia became a figurehead for the recalcitrant and aging wing of the party after leadership boosted his bid to serve as the party leader on the House Oversight Committee.
"He's a modern-day club legend, for obvious reasons, and a figurehead and talisman of what we have done on the pitch," says Wrexham fan and co-host of the Fearless in Devotion podcast Tim Edwards.
The Llywydd's job is to act as the Welsh Parliament's figurehead and referee in the chamber.
Glyndŵr became a figurehead for Welsh nationalism and there are statues, monuments, pub and street names across Wales commemorating him.
The longtime figurehead of the French far right added that the "system" had used a "powerful weapon" against the RN, "evidently because we are about to win the elections".
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