figurehead Meaning and Definition

Urdu Meanings

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برائے نام

baraye naam

بے اِختیار سربراہ

be ikhtiyar sarbarah

کٹھ پُتلی

kath pُtli

جہاز کے مستک پر کندہ کی ہوئی شکل

jahaaz ke mustak par kunda ki hui shakal

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Definitions

English definition for figurehead

1. n. figure on the bow of some sailing vessels

2. n. a person used as a cover for some questionable activity

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In politics, a figurehead is a person who holds de jure (in name or by law) an important title or office (often supremely powerful), yet de facto (in reality) executes little actual power.
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