nominal head
Example Sentences
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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
When it’s time to give the children their allowance, Andais secretly hands Charlie the coins so that he, as nominal head of the household, can dole them out.
From The New Yorker • May 17, 2017
Dr. Baxter was the nominal head of the faculty of professors, and Mrs. Septimus Baxter was virtual autocrat of his home.
From Jessamine A Novel by Harland, Marion
