Meaning Of The Word Figurehead

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figurehead
countable noun: A figurehead is a large wooden model of a person that was put just under the pointed front of a sailing ship in former times.
countable noun: If someone is the figurehead of an organization or movement, they are recognized as being its leader, although they have little real power.

figurehead in American English
a carved figure on the bow of a ship
noun: a person who is head of a group, company, etc., in title but actually has no real authority or responsibility

figurehead in British English
noun: a person nominally having a prominent position, but no real authority

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