nominal head

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The new law extends that ban to a party’s nominal head as well as its “true leadership,” reflecting fears that Mr. Kasidiaris might control legislators from behind the scenes.

From New York Times • Feb. 8, 2023

“He is the nominal head of the court, but has little authority to act on his own.”

From Washington Post • Jun. 16, 2022

The Fullerton has hosted North Korea’s nominal head of state Kim Yong Nam in the past, according to a person familiar with the matter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2018

If so, he could also lose his position as president of the Presidium of North Korea’s rubber-stamp parliament, which makes him the country’s nominal head of state.

From Seattle Times • May 5, 2016

In July 1743 occurred the long-expected death of Wilmington, the nominal head of the Government.

From Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections by Rosebery, Archibald Phillip Primrose