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单词 figurehead
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figurehead
noun[C]
uk
/ˈfɪɡ.ə.hed/us
/ˈfɪɡ.jɚ.hed/

figureheadnoun[C](PERSON)

someone who has thepositionofleaderin anorganizationbut who has norealpower:
有名无实的领导人；傀儡
Thepresidentof thiscompanyis just a figurehead - the Chief Executive hasday-to-daycontrol.这家公司的董事长只是个傀儡——日常事务都是执行总裁控制。
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figureheadnoun[C](MODEL)

apaintedmodel, usually of aperson, that in the past wasattachedto thefrontof aship
（旧时的）艏饰像
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  • couchette
  • escape hatch
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  • mast
  • paddle
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  • stem
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(Definition offigureheadfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

figurehead| American Dictionary

figurehead
noun[C]
us
/ˈfɪɡ·jərˌhed/
someone who has thepositionof aleaderbut who has norealpower:
Thecompanychairmanisbasicallya figurehead.
(Definition offigureheadfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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They were merely figureheads and profit-takers in the final analysis.
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Once we get away from the figureheads, the picture is very different.
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We do not want a lot of figureheads and partisans; we want particularly broadminded people of general knowledge.
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I would not presume to know whether they are figureheads.
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Likewise, his councillors without the power of decision over financial priorities would become mere local dignataries and figureheads, without having the responsibility that local representative government now gives them.
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They are merely the figureheads and representatives.
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Mayors were short-term figureheads who changed mostly on practically an annual basis.
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However, these men are mostly just figureheads today.
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As a result, governmental dignities are mere figureheads, useful only for formalities and ceremonial occasions.
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Stirling, the man, was admired by architects as an outspoken, uncompromisingfigureheadwho challenged 'the establishment', both inside and outside architecture.
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They hope to create a social utopia in which free market forces will control society and the political system will be reduced to figureheads.
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Each clan is headed by a chief, though the modern chiefs are little more than figureheads.
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The only women that were welcomed on board were figureheads mounted on the prow of the ship.
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Among his early subjects were ships, figureheads, and sailors, suggesting the kind of environment he was born into.
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The three figureheads represent excellence in visual creative arts, performance and drama.
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