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figurehead
noun as in person who is leader in name only
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Example Sentences
But when we first meet these central characters, they are not the figureheads for virtue.
As a child of the West, she was especially drawn to the films of John Wayne — that self-reliant man of action, Hollywood’s figurehead of Manifest Destiny.
It followed calls from Conservative Senedd members for the leader in the Senedd to be the official figurehead of the party.
If successful, this effort would functionally make Musk a dictator using the elected official, Trump, as his figurehead.
The princess has followed in the footsteps of the late Diana, Princess of Wales, and King Charles to become the figurehead of the organisation.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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