(nautical) A carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship.
Evidently he did not mean to be a mere figurehead, but to carry on the old tradition of Wilsthorpe's; and that was considered to be a good thing in itself and an augury for future prosperity.
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The nature of beliefs held and hopes invested in a leader/figurehead doesn't seem that dissimilar.
(figurative, by extension) Someone in a nominal position of leadership who has little to no actual power.
Instead she played, largely impeccably, the part of a modern constitutional monarch, a symbolic figurehead with a right to be consulted and to advise and warn political leaders privately and to show herself publicly as a focus of nationa…
“Agree, almost like a figurehead. The Steve Millers , Cabinet , and Putin are giving the orders.”
“Things I never knew. Thanks to Super Yacht News, on Youtube, I discovered that Jeff Bezos has a figurehead of his wife on his super yacht.”
“The nature of beliefs held and hopes invested in a leader/figurehead doesn't seem that dissimilar.”
“Yup, he’s the figurehead but those propping him up are arguably worse. They KNOW he’s insane but yet they still cowtow. Nodding dogs the lot of them..”
“Trump is just a figurehead now. It's the people pulling his strings that are the threat.”
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(nautical, slang, figurative, obsolete) A person's face.
Supporters of Wagenknecht, a controversial but prominent figurehead, are already hatching plans for a breakaway party to compete in the 2024 European elections, the German newspaper Taz reported this week.
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