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English Dictionary: figurehead by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
figurehead
n
  1. a person used as a cover for some questionable activity
    Synonym(s): front man, front, figurehead, nominal head, straw man, strawman
  2. figure on the bow of some sailing vessels
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Figurehead \Fig"ure*head`\, n.
      1. (Naut.) The figure, statue, or bust, on the prow of a
            ship.
  
      2. A person who allows his name to be used to give standing
            to enterprises in which he has no responsible interest or
            duties; a nominal, but not real, head or chief.
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