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Translation of figurehead – English–Vietnamese dictionary

figurehead

 noun  Add to word list Add to word list ● a person who is officially a leader but who does little or has little power kẻ bù nhìn She is the real leader of the party – he is only a figurehead. ● an ornamental figure (usually of carved wood) attached to the front of a ship. hình chạm ở đầu mũi tàu

(Translation of figurehead from the PASSWORD English-Vietnamese Dictionary © 2015 K Dictionaries Ltd)

Examples of figurehead

figurehead There is an idea in many people's minds that the chairman is more or less a figurehead. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 While figureheads who decided to act autonomously were often dismissed, on rare occasions the puppets later became significant political figures in their own right. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He presented convincing, reasonable professionals as the party's figureheads, while the temple faction embodied the party's conscience and sought to tame some representatives' ambitions. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Made of bronze, it is mounted on a brass base, evoking the design of figureheads on ships' prows, and is meant to represent hope and positivity. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Each clan is headed by a chief, though the modern chiefs are little more than figureheads. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Two winged busts of angels leap incongruously from the sides of the vase, resembling more the figureheads of an ancient ship than the handles of an elegant marble vase. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The use of senior treasurers and so on with real powers is becoming increasingly common rather than having a figurehead as senior treasurer. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The regional directors, who previously had been mere figureheads, became more involved managers of their districts. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. B1

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in Chinese (Traditional) 人, 有名無實的領導人, 傀儡… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 人, 有名无实的领导人, 傀儡… See more in Spanish figura decorativa, representante, mascarón de proa… See more in Portuguese testa de ferro, carranca, fachada… See more in Turkish in French in Dutch in Czech in Danish in Indonesian in Thai in Polish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Ukrainian sözde mevkî sahibi kimse, kukla, göstermelik kimse… See more chef de file, figure de proue… See more (hoofd in) naam, boegbeeld… See more loutka, galionová figura… See more kransekagefigur, gallionsfigur… See more pemimpin hanya namanya saja, boneka, patung haluan… See more หัวหน้าแต่ในนาม, รูปแกะสลักบนหัวเรือ, แม่ย่านางเรือ… See more marionetka, figurant, rzeźba dziobowa… See more galjonsfigur… See more boneka, patung haluan… See more das Aushängeschild, die Galionsfigur… See more gallionsfigur, toppfigur… See more номінальна фігура, носова прикраса… See more Need a translator?

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