nominal head
Example Sentences
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As for the nominal head of the dictatorship, Gabrielle Weiniger and David Charter report for The Times of London:
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 7, 2026
The monarch is the nominal head of the government and armed forces, and is highly regarded as the protector of Islam and Malay tradition.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 30, 2024
Last month, the North sent a delegation to the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, led by Mr. Kim’s sister, Kim Yo-jong, and the North’s nominal head of state, Kim Yong-nam.
From New York Times ● Mar. 27, 2018
When it’s time to give the children their allowance, Andais secretly hands Charlie the coins so that he, as nominal head of the household, can dole them out.
From The New Yorker ● May 17, 2017
"We are absolutely certain that this is the case," said the nominal head, who was known as the president.
From The Million Dollar Mystery Novelized from the Scenario of F. Lonergan by Harold MacGrath
