nominal head

Example Sentences

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The Xinjiang chairman, the nominal head of the region, was always a Uighur, but the real power rested with the regional party secretary, who for decades was always Han.

From New York Times • Jan. 29, 2020

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

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

If so, he could also lose his position as president of the Presidium of North Korea’s rubber-stamp parliament, which makes him the country’s nominal head of state.

From Seattle Times • May 5, 2016

"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 MacGrath, Harold