nominal head
Example Sentences
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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
“He is the nominal head of the court, but has little authority to act on his own.”
From Washington Post • Jun. 16, 2022
The Fullerton has hosted North Korea’s nominal head of state Kim Yong Nam in the past, according to a person familiar with the matter.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2018
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
The victories of 1829 over Lavalle placed him in supreme power at Buenos Aires and made him the nominal head of the whole Argentine.
From The South American Republics Part I of II by Dawson, Thomas C.
