Dependent
Dependent noun - A person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support).
Head
Head noun - The person (as an employer or supervisor) who tells people and especially workers what to do.
Usage example: as head of the planning committee, he had the responsibility of appointing someone to look into the parking situation
Both words in one sentence
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He's a Little Green Man in a Can dependent on an elaborate life support mechanism/wheelchair to survive, with just his head sticking out.
Source: Evil Cripple -
Not being able to make head or tail of a trope example referring to very Story Arc- or 'verse-dependent events from a show, book, movie, etc.
Source: Noodle Implements -
Kamen Rider OOO has Head Medals, which give him differing powers dependent on the Medal used (such as the Hawk Medal granting Super Senses, the Lion Medal giving off light, and so on).
Source: Weaponized Headgear
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