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Meanings of figurehead in inglés
Person who holds de jure an important title or office, yet de facto executes little actual power.
Usage of figurehead in inglés
1
On some level, he stands as a very apropos figurehead for Potentialism.
2
But now this job makes her their figurehead for the whole company.
3
To him Louis had been but a name, the figurehead of state.
4
She wondered why he allowed Duvalier to hang around as a figurehead.
5
Beyond Hockenhull he could see one upraised paw of the lion figurehead.
6
I found that I had stayed to be a puppet, a figurehead.
7
He had studied her figurehead, oblivious to the stroke oarsman watching him.
8
I'm not much more that a figurehead of an old hulk myself.
9
Is she merely a figurehead to take orders from the visiting physician?
10
And a tall female figurehead, painted white, now graced the boat's prow.
11
While the emperor holds no political power, he serves as a national figurehead.
12
Without its charismatic figurehead, the Share Our Wealth Society soon withered.
13
As a leader and figurehead, however, Donovan still brings a lot.
14
But Salkow quickly proved to be more a figurehead than a power agent.
15
A president is just a figurehead for the corporations -they run government.
16
My father was no figurehead, and I certainly don't intend to be one.
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Figurehead across language varieties
United States of America
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United Kingdom
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