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
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
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
The company was anxious that their vessels should fly the Spanish flag, so they made one Don Miguel Styles the nominal head of the firm.
From Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. II) by John Augustus O'Shea
