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1. (n.) figurehead
a person who is head of a group, country, etc., in title but has no real authority or responsibility.
2. figurehead
a carved figure built into the bow of a sailing ship.
Etymology: (1755–65)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) front man, front, figurehead, nominal head, straw man, strawman
a person used as a cover for some questionable activity
2. (noun) figurehead
figure on the bow of some sailing vessels
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) figurehead
the figure, statue, or bust, on the prow of a ship
2. (noun) figurehead
a person who allows his name to be used to give standing to enterprises in which he has no responsible interest or duties; a nominal, but not real, head or chief
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Sense: a person who is officially a leader but who does little or has little power
She is the real leader of the party; – he is only a figurehead.
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 Afrikaans: strooipop; skynhoof |
 Arabic: رَئيس صُوَري |
 Bulgarian: фигурант |
 Brazilian: fachada |
 Czech: loutka |
 German: das Aushängeschild |
 Danish: kransekagefigur |
 Greek: εικονικός ηγέτης |
 Spanish: títere |
 Estonian: nimeline juht |
 Farsi: لولو سر خرمن |
 Finnish: keulakuva |
 French: prête-nom |
 Hebrew: מַנהִיג בְּתַפקִיד סִמלִי |
 Hindi: नाममात्र का अध्यक्ष |
 Croatian: obična figura, osoba na v |
 Hungarian: báb |
 Indonesian: pemimpin hanya namanya sa |
 Icelandic: valdamaður að nafni til, |
 Italian: prestanome |
 Japanese: 名ばかりの頭首 |
 Korean: 명목(표면)상의 우두머리 |
 Lithuanian: statytinis |
 Latvian: nomināls vadītājs |
 Malay: boneka |
 Dutch: (hoofd in) naam |
 Norwegian: gallionsfigur, toppfigur |
 Polish: figurant |
 Persian: لولو سر خرمن |
 Pashto: هغه انځور چه دبيړۍ په مخك |
 Portuguese: figura de proa |
 Romanian: persoană cu funcţie onori |
 Russian: номинальный глава |
 Slovak: bábka, figúrka |
 Slovenian: lutka |
 Serbian: nominalni vođa |
 Swedish: galjonsfigur |
 Thai: หัวหน้าแต่ในนาม |
 Turkish: göstermelik kimse, kukla |
 Taiwanese: 名義上的首腦，傀儡 |
 Ukrainian: номінальна фігура |
 Urdu: بے اختیار سر براہ |
 Vietnamese: kẻ bù nhìn |
 Chinese: 挂名头头，傀儡 |
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