figurehead

fig·ure·head

 (fĭg′yər-hĕd′)
n.
1. A carved figure on the prow of a ship.
2. A person given a position of nominal leadership but having no actual authority.
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figurehead

(ˈfɪɡəˌhɛd)
n
1. a person nominally having a prominent position, but no real authority
2. (Nautical Terms) a carved bust or full-length figure at the upper end of the stems of some sailing vessels
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fig•ure•head

(ˈfɪg yərˌhɛd)

n.
1. a person who is head of a group, country, etc., in title but has no real authority or responsibility.
2. a carved figure built into the bow of a sailing ship.
[1755–65]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.figurehead - a person used as a cover for some questionable activityfigurehead - a person used as a cover for some questionable activity
beguiler, cheater, deceiver, trickster, slicker, cheat - someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
2.figurehead - figure on the bow of some sailing vessels
figure - a model of a bodily form (especially of a person); "he made a figure of Santa Claus"
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figurehead

noun nominal head, leader in name only, titular head, front man, name, token, dummy, puppet, mouthpiece, cipher, nonentity, straw man (chiefly U.S.), man of straw The President will be little more than a figurehead.
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Translations
تِمثال في مُقَدَّمَة السَّفينَهرَئيس صُوَري
galionová figuraloutka
gallionsfigurkransekagefigur
AushängeschildGalionsfigur
ακρόπρωρο
keulakuva
prête-nomfigure de proue
báborrszobor
stafnslíkanvaldamaîur aî nafni til, toppfígúra
prestanomepolena
gallionsfigurtoppfigur
galionová figúra
galjonbild
gemi aslanıgöstermelik kimsekukla
傀儡挂名头头船头雕饰

figurehead

[ˈfɪgəhed] N (on ship) → mascarón m de proa (fig) → testaferro m
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figurehead

[ˈfɪgərhɛd] n
[ship] → figure f de proue
[organization] → chef mf de filefigure-hugging [ˈfɪgərhʌgɪŋ] adj [dress, top] → moulant(e)figure of eight n (British)huit mfigure of fun nobjet m de riséefigure of speech n (= rhetorical device) → figure f de style
It's just a figure of speech
BUT C'est juste une façon de parler.figure skater npatineur/euse m/f artistiquefigure skating n (competitive)figures fpl imposées (en patinage); (in display)patinage m artistique
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figurehead

[ˈfɪgəˌhɛd] n (Naut) → polena (fig) → figura rappresentativa (pej) → prestanome m/f inv
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figure

(ˈfigə) , ((American) ˈfigjər) noun
1. the form or shape of a person. A mysterious figure came towards me; That girl has got a good figure.
2. a (geometrical) shape. The page was covered with a series of triangles, squares and other geometrical figures.
3. a symbol representing a number. a six-figure telephone number.
4. a diagram or drawing to explain something. The parts of a flower are shown in figure 3.
verb
1. to appear (in a story etc). She figures largely in the story.
2. to think, estimate or consider. I figured that you would arrive before half past eight.
ˈfigurative (-rətiv) adjective
of or using figures of speech. figurative language.
ˈfiguratively adverb
ˈfigurehead noun
1. a person who is officially a leader but who does little or has little power. She is the real leader of the party – he is only a figurehead.
2. an ornamental figure (usually of carved wood) attached to the front of a ship.
figure of speech
one of several devices (eg metaphor, simile) for using words not with their ordinary meanings but to make a striking effect.
figure out
to understand. I can't figure out why he said that.
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