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- DictionaryFig·ure·head/ˈfiɡyərˌ(h)ed/
noun
- 1. a carving, typically a bust or a full-length figure, set at the prow of an old-fashioned sailing ship.
- 2. a nominal leader or head without real power.
: a leader in name only : a head or chief (as of a country or organization) with little or no authoritative power. The President is Iceland's Head of State, a ceremonial figurehead much like kings and queens in other Nordic countries and the UK.
Figurehead definition: a person who is head of a group, company, etc., in title but actually has no real authority or responsibility. See examples of FIGUREHEAD used in a sentence.
A figurehead is someone who appears to be in charge, but who really holds very little influence. In many countries today, kings and queens are merely figureheads.
FIGUREHEAD definition: 1. someone who has the position of leader in an organization but who has no real power: 2. a…. Learn more.
FIGUREHEAD meaning: 1. someone who has the position of leader in an organization but who has no real power: 2. a…. Learn more.
In politics, a figurehead is a practice of who de jure (in name or by law) appears to hold an important and often supremely powerful title or office, yet de facto (in reality) exercises little to no actual power. This usually means that they are head of state, but not head of government.
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.
noun. /ˈfɪɡəhed/ /ˈfɪɡjərhed/ a person who is in a high position in a country or an organization but who has no real power or authority. The president of the club is not just a figurehead. Want to learn more?
Figurehead definition: a person who is head of a group, company, etc., in title but actually has no real authority or responsibility. See examples of FIGUREHEAD used in a sentence.
Figurehead Definition. A carved figure on the bow of a ship. A person put in a position of leadership because of name, rank, etc., but having no real power, authority, or responsibility.
