figurehead
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++fig·ure·head /ˈfɪɡəhed $ ˈfɪɡjər-/ noun [countable] 1 PGOsomeone who seems to be the leader of a country or organization but who has no real power 名义上的领导人，名义元首 → puppet The Queen is merely a figurehead. 女王只是名义上的元首。► see thesaurus at leader2. TTWa wooden model of a woman that used to be placed on the front of ships 艏饰像
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figurehead• Switzer is regarded as a figurehead who basically just stays out of the way.• More than 10 years on, Mr Thomson has once again assumed a figurehead role over Mrs Maginnis.• But despite the president s show of contrition, few analysts believe Mr Wahid is willing to become a figurehead just yet.• The president is essentially a figurehead: the real power lies with the prime minister.• Norway's King Harald V is a figurehead.• The manager is merely a figurehead.• The Emperor was transformed from a divine figure into a constitutional figurehead.• He was never more than a mere figurehead in the negotiations.• Scarcely surprisingly, he became one of the figureheads of the revolution of 1820.• The figurehead President, Joseph Nerette, resigned and the post was left vacant.• There had only been six, then; the five old Encyclopedistsall dead now-and himself, the young figurehead of a mayor.fig·ure·head nounChineseSyllable
someone to seems who be of a leader the Corpus
figurehead
fig‧ure‧head /ˈfɪɡəhed $ ˈfɪɡjər-/
noun [countable]
1. someone who seems to be the leader of a country or organization but who has no real power ⇨ puppet:
The Queen is merely a figurehead.
2. a wooden model of a woman that used to be placed on the front of ships
▪ leader the person who directs or controls a group, organization, country etc: 12,000 party members will vote next week to elect a new leader. | leaders of developing nations from around the world
▪ruler someone, such as a king or queen or a military leader, who has official power over a country or area: Sheik Mohamed, ruler of Dubai | Argentina’s former military rulers
▪head of state someone who leads a country or state: Twenty-one heads of state will meet at the annual World Trade summit.
▪figurehead someone who is seen as the leader of a country or organization, although he or she does not have any real power: the Queen’s role as a national figurehead | There are advantages in having a respected personality as a figurehead for the organisation.
▪ringleader someone who leads a group that is doing something illegal or wrong: The alleged ringleaders of the gang have been arrested. | the ringleaders of the airplane bomb plot
fig‧ure‧head /ˈfɪɡəhed $ ˈfɪɡjər-/
noun [countable]1. someone who seems to be the leader of a country or organization but who has no real power ⇨ puppet:
2. a wooden model of a woman that used to be placed on the front of ships
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