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figurehead
/ ˈ´Úɪɡəˌ³óÉ›»å /
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
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of figurehead1
Example Sentences
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".
The sop to Department of Government Efficiency figurehead and campaign financier Elon Musk came after the automaker's stock took a nosedive.
Musk, the figurehead of the company, has driven this all forward, since he joined Tesla in 2004 as its chairman and principal funder.
The Pope has not been seen in public since his admission to hospital and no photographs have been released of the religious figurehead.
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