Words and phrases that have a meaning related to figurehead: (129 results)
Often used in the same context:
heir apparent, successor, eminence grise, elder statesman, reins, rubber stamp, nonentity, caretaker, heir presumptive, prince regent, primus inter pares, buffoon, lackey, helm, kingmaker, inheritor, personification, autocrat, personage, megalomaniac, heir, stooge, lame duck, loose cannon, honorary, leader, acolyte, ideologue, generalissimo, ideologist, totem, counterweight, understudy, patsy, ringmaster, powerbroker, egomaniac, overseer, lightning rod, stature, cajoler, lapdog, confidant, protege, confidante, flunky, technocrat, supreme commander, icon, handmaiden, sidekick, princeling, freemason, supremo, visionary, benefactor, fuehrer, mentor, pretender, mouthpiece, consort, cardinal richelieu, rainmaker, factotum, abler, gatekeeper, pragmatist, controversialist, inspirer, yorkist, egotist, persona grata, dogsbody, senussi, embodiment, swansong, rubberstamp, mantle, ditherer, hardliner, chairman, ruler, sympathizer, backer, monarch, fiefdom, satrap, peacemaker, patron, seigneur, consigliere, legatee, jester, emancipator, reformer, shrinking violet, knight, revolutionist, tzar, statesman, nursemaid, figureheads, edifice, effigy, emblem, statue, badge, effigies, idol, statues, storehouse, fetish, hostage, prop, spokesperson, bodyguard, centerpiece, edifices, escutcheon, gateway
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Also try:front, front man, nominal head, straw man
— Adjectives for figurehead: mere, wooden, political, symbolic, ceremonial, carved, constitutional, national, powerless, female, ornamental, more...
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