Figurehead is an English word with synonyms like slicker or trickster. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Figurehead meaning
- A carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship.
- Someone in a nominal position of leadership who has little to no actual power.
- A person's face.
Synonyms of Figurehead
Using Figurehead
- The main meaning on this page is: A carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship. | Someone in a nominal position of leadership who has little to no actual power. | A person's face.
- Useful related words include: front man, slicker, beguiler, trickster.
- In the example corpus, figurehead often appears in combinations such as: figurehead of, the figurehead, figurehead for.
Context around Figurehead
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 9 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Figurehead
- In this selection, "figurehead" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, main, different, global, smith and commanders stand out and add context to how "figurehead" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a brexit figurehead and admirer and a different figurehead. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "figurehead" sits close to words such as admiring, aerosol and angolan, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with figurehead
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
But this time it will all be done with a different figurehead. (12 words)
De Niro’s unflinching candor has solidified his role as a Hollywood figurehead of anti-Trump sentiment. (17 words)
As a sports debate show figurehead, Smith’s job is far different from Hanson’s or even Warner’s. (19 words)
But, as Scotland’s main figurehead at Westminster, Mr Jack says that he still has plenty of work to do on projects such as creating more freeports to boost the economy, as well as much-needed improvements to the A75. (40 words)
Perverse as it may be, the revolution was and is still very adept at the use of nicknames and adjectives to discredit and ridicule any dissenting figurehead — a feat that’s easier to accomplish when you’ve effectively political satire. (40 words)
As the theatre has unfolded in Edo State, turning theatrics to weapons in one of Nigeria’s most politically conscious states, the impossible fate of a deputy governor who aspires to be more than a figurehead has been laid bare. (40 words)
But a full-out coronation of Old Joe to serve another four years as the figurehead for the shadowy individuals who are really running things? (25 words)
Example sentences (20)
Barrons said experts are now looking to see if Prigozhin will become a figurehead that sets in motion a bigger movement against Putin.
But a full-out coronation of Old Joe to serve another four years as the figurehead for the shadowy individuals who are really running things?
But, as Scotland’s main figurehead at Westminster, Mr Jack says that he still has plenty of work to do on projects such as creating more freeports to boost the economy, as well as much-needed improvements to the A75.
But this time it will all be done with a different figurehead.
Chau was the figurehead of an industry that thrived on enticing high rollers from mainland China to gamble in Macau, by running VIP rooms and extending credit for bets.
Even Adolf Hitler – who as the figurehead of the Third Reich has become almost an abstract symbol of evil – was ultimately one single man.
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, a global figurehead of progressive politics, shocked the country Thursday by announcing she would resign from office in a matter of weeks.
Perverse as it may be, the revolution was and is still very adept at the use of nicknames and adjectives to discredit and ridicule any dissenting figurehead — a feat that’s easier to accomplish when you’ve effectively political satire.
Wales’ seismic defeat that day would lead to the feted arrival of Warren Gatland who, in his second stint as head coach of the national side, has been a figurehead of Welsh rugby for more than a decade.
We have an executive branch that acts as a legislative branch, where even the president often is reduced to a figurehead of the vast, bureaucratic apparatus.
As a sports debate show figurehead, Smith’s job is far different from Hanson’s or even Warner’s.
As the theatre has unfolded in Edo State, turning theatrics to weapons in one of Nigeria’s most politically conscious states, the impossible fate of a deputy governor who aspires to be more than a figurehead has been laid bare.
As Yle points out, it's difficult to verify whether a figurehead has been appointed as a board member.
At least 95 people were killed on Wednesday when two bombs detonated by remote control tore through a crowd at the grave of Qassim Soleimani, the figurehead of Iran’s global terrorist operations.
De Niro’s unflinching candor has solidified his role as a Hollywood figurehead of anti-Trump sentiment.
Even today, parts of Gaza remain under Hamas control, and the top figurehead commanders inside Gaza who oversaw the planning and execution of the Al-Aqsa Flood—Yahya Sinwar and Mohammed Deif—have not been captured or killed.
Experts say that is largely because it doesn’t have an influential figurehead, like Mr. Trump was in 2020, to be its champion.
Farage, a Brexit figurehead and admirer of Donald Trump, was greeted with loud applause as he arrived at conference, hours before his keynote speech.
General Nick Barton, who took part in the rescue operation, said it was a “unique honour” to meet the king who served as an important “figurehead” for the soldiers.
He's since been honoured on social media, with one person describing Graham as the ‘figurehead of Benidorm life’.
Common combinations with figurehead
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- figurehead of 22×
- the figurehead 16×
- figurehead for 13×
- than figurehead 6×
- figurehead that 4×
- figurehead at 4×
- as figurehead 4×
- figurehead and 4×
- be figurehead 4×
- figurehead with 4×