Figurehead
Figurehead noun - A person used as a cover for some questionable activity.
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Nominal and figurehead are semantically related in in name only topic. In some cases you can use "Nominal" instead an adjective "Figurehead", when it comes to topics like perfunctory.
Nearby Word: figure
Nominal
Nominal adjective - Being something in name or form only.
Figurehead and nominal are semantically related in in name only topic. Sometimes you can use "Figurehead" instead an adjective "Nominal", if it concerns topics such as perfunctory.
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Puppet King: As revealed in chapter 4, several other Order users intend to make Eiji a figurehead and Take Over the World under his nominal leadership.
Source: Manga / Big Order -
What happens when the nominal leader of a nation (most commonly some form of royalty) is secretly a figurehead controlled by elements within his or her government.
Source: Puppet King
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