figurehead
IPA: fˈɪgjɝhɛd
noun
- (nautical) A carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship.
- (by extension) Someone in a nominal position of leadership who has no actual power; a front or front man.
- (nautical, slang, obsolete) A person's face.
Advertisement
Examples of "figurehead" in Sentences
- Moses is the figurehead of the Jews.
- Blam became a figurehead for the tribe.
- Thomas is the figurehead of the company.
- The ship's figurehead was a great leader.
- King Peter was the figurehead for the army.
- He wants to be the leader as the figurehead.
- They are the figureheads and posterchildren for the genre.
- The President is the head of state, and a powerless figurehead.
- The figurehead on the prow holds an hourglass representing time.
- He is the leader, the chairman and figurehead of all the ministers.
Advertisement
Advertisement