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How can you use “figurehead” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

Minamoto died in 1199, and the feudal structure passed intact to the tutelage of his widow’s family, the Hojo, who were content to play regent to a figurehead shogun, in much the same way as the Fujiwara had done with the emperor.
A bureaucrat, figurehead, political guy.
He's the finest figurehead in New England.”
Cambodia's figurehead king refuses to grant them amnesty, saying they should face an international tribunal.
More than just a figurehead, the king helped to thwart a military coup in 1981, keeping Spain firmly on a democratic course.