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figurehead
noun as in person who is leader in name only
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Weak matches
Example Sentences
"But more than that, she's been a figurehead for the group."
The idea of a “FEMA figurehead just going along with what the DHS secretary says is unheard of,” she said.
Fittingly, two of the figureheads of the 'old PSG' - who were more about egos than a team - were both on the wrong side of 4-0 hammerings in the US.
"There's no doubt at all that Charles is considerably more than a figurehead."
Despite their lack of first-hand experience, the band have been described as "figureheads of a growing Y2K revival" by website MusicRadar.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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