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- Dictionaryfigurehead/ˈfɪɡəhɛd/
noun
- 1. a carving, typically a bust or a full-length figure, set at the prow of an old-fashioned sailing ship. Similar
- 2. a nominal leader or head without real power. Similar
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FIGUREHEAD definition: 1. someone who has the position of leader in an organization but who has no real power: 2. a…. 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.
The meaning of FIGUREHEAD is the carved figure on a ship's bow. How to use figurehead 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 meaning: 1. someone who has the position of leader in an organization but who has no real power: 2. a…. Learn more.
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.
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.
