FIGUREHEAD


Meaning of FIGUREHEAD in English

/ ˈfɪgəhed; NAmE -gjərh-/ noun

1.

a person who is in a high position in a country or an organization but who has no real power or authority

2.

a large wooden statue, usually representing a woman, that used to be fixed to the front end of a ship

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