Figurehead

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  • noun. A carved figure on the prow of a ship.
  • noun. A person given a position of nominal leadership but having no actual authority.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. An ornamental figure, as a statue or bust, on the projecting part of the head of a ship, over the cutwater and immediately under the bowsprit.
  • noun. Figuratively, a person put forward to represent or to appear to act for others, without having any real authority or responsibility.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The figure, statue, or bust, on the prow of a ship.
  • noun. A person who allows his name to be used to give standing to enterprises in which he has no responsible interest or duties; a nominal, but not real, head or chief.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship.
  • noun. Someone in a nominal position of leadership who has no actual power; a front or front man.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a person used as a cover for some questionable activity
  • noun. figure on the bow of some sailing vessels
    • Word Usage
    "The word "figurehead" ran in Poppaelia's mind but he did not voice it."
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    beguiler  cheat  cheater  deceiver  figure  
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