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figurehead

[ fig-yer-hed ]

noun

  1. a person who is head heads of a group, company, etc., in title but actually has no real authority or responsibility:

    Most modern kings and queens are figureheads.

  2. Nautical. a carved full-length figure or bust built into the bow of a sailing ship.


figurehead

/ ˈ´Úɪɡəˌ³óÉ›»å /

noun

  1. a person nominally having a prominent position, but no real authority
  2. a carved bust or full-length figure at the upper end of the stems of some sailing vessels
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Origin of figurehead1

First recorded in 1755–65; figure + head
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Glyndŵr became a figurehead for Welsh nationalism and there are statues, monuments, pub and street names across Wales commemorating him.

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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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The sop to Department of Government Efficiency figurehead and campaign financier Elon Musk came after the automaker's stock took a nosedive.

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Musk, the figurehead of the company, has driven this all forward, since he joined Tesla in 2004 as its chairman and principal funder.

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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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