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figurehead
noun
(fig-ure-head)
a person used as a cover for some questionable activity
Synonyms:
front
, front man, nominal head, straw man,
strawman
,
figurehead
noun
(fig-ure-head)
figure on the bow of some sailing vessels
Words Related to
figurehead
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front
,
front man
,
nominal head
,
straw man
,
leader
,
figure
,
symbol
,
person
,
flagship
,
lead
,
face
,
heir apparent
,
successor
,
heir presumptive
,
elder statesman
,
personification
,
personage
,
helm
,
totem
,
cajoler
,
flunky
,
ideologue
,
placeman
,
eminence grise
,
reins
,
rubber stamp
,
nonentity
,
caretaker
,
prince regent
,
primus inter pares
,
buffoon
,
lackey
,
kingmaker
,
inheritor
,
autocrat
,
megalomaniac
,
heir
,
stooge
,
lame duck
,
loose cannon
,
honorary
,
acolyte
,
generalissimo
,
ideologist
,
counterweight
,
understudy
,
patsy
,
ringmaster
,
powerbroker
,
egomaniac
,
overseer
,
lightning rod
,
stature
,
lapdog
,
confidant
,
protege
,
confidante
,
technocrat
,
supreme commander
,
icon
,
handmaiden
,
sidekick
,
princeling
,
freemason
,
supremo
,
benefactor
,
fuehrer
,
mentor
,
pretender
,
mouthpiece
,
consort
,
cardinal richelieu
,
rainmaker
,
factotum
,
abler
,
gatekeeper
,
pragmatist
,
controversialist
,
inspirer
,
egotist
,
persona grata
,
dogsbody
,
senussi
,
embodiment
,
swansong
,
rubberstamp
,
mantle
,
ditherer
,
hardliner
,
chairman
,
ruler
,
sympathizer
,
backer
,
monarch
,
fiefdom
,
satrap
,
peacemaker
,
patron
,
seigneur
,
consigliere
,
figurehead
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