He was much more genuine and soft spoken than any of us expected, nothing like the verbose figurehead I'd come to expect. |
The political leadership will become a figurehead at best and anarchy will rule. |
For instance, the figurehead was changed to an allegorical figure that evoked the ship's new name. |
He is a figurehead, the hard-drinking leader who gives the gang what they want in exchange for loyalty and service. |
In the past, the defense minister was only a figurehead without any authority over the chief of the general staff. |
As she arrived at the bow, her eyes were drawn upwards along the prow, to where an ancient figurehead stood watch. |