figurehead

Last October, as Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham was the local figurehead during the grim reality of an attack at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in the city.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

Only evidence will win over every doubter within Rangers' support, who have also lamented the lack of a figurehead during a tumultuous period of managerial upheaval.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

Yet those who know Khan say she is unlikely to serve as a figurehead.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

Ed Miliband became foreign minister, Wes Streeting -- who abandoned plans to run against Burnham for the Labour leadership -- was named defence minister, and left-wing figurehead Angela Rayner returned to government.

From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026

Often she would climb out to the figurehead, despite her broken leg, and sit, looking down at the ground below.

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman

Han argues that movements do not require charismatic figureheads.

From Salon ● Apr. 4, 2026

But on Sunday, it rallied around one of Wall Street’s most recognizable figureheads: the 72-year-old Fed chair.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 13, 2026

A MIT report and commentary from figureheads like Sam Altman over the summer sparked the market paranoia that has caused investors to increasingly sour on AI’s prospects.

From Barron's ● Nov. 18, 2025

Now vaguely older, the girls have become figureheads for opposing sides, with Glinda an Emerald City influencer and Elphaba an animal rights activist: the lime-colored embodiment of Greenpeace.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 18, 2025

Always she waited, her eyes straining to make out the figure on the prow, and always, at the sight of those strange, glistening white figureheads, her heart sank.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare