ALL meanings of figurehead
fig·ure·head
F f - noun figurehead ship: carved figure 1
- noun figurehead leader without power 1
- noun figurehead representative 1
- noun figurehead A nominal leader or head without real power. 1
- noun figurehead a person who is head of a group, company, etc., in title but actually has no real authority or responsibility: Most modern kings and queens are figureheads. 1
- noun figurehead Nautical. a carved full-length figure or bust built into the bow of a sailing ship. 1
- noun figurehead (nautical) A carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship. 0
- noun figurehead (by extension) Someone in a nominal position of leadership who has no actual power; a front or front man. 0
- countable noun figurehead If someone is the figurehead of an organization or movement, they are recognized as being its leader, although they have little real power. 0
- countable noun figurehead 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. 0
- noun figurehead a person nominally having a prominent position, but no real authority 0
- noun figurehead a carved bust or full-length figure at the upper end of the stems of some sailing vessels 0
- noun figurehead a carved figure on the bow of a ship 0
- noun figurehead a person put in a position of leadership because of name, rank, etc., but having no real power, authority, or responsibility 0