Sentence examples for figurehead to be from inspiring English sources
But following Speed's shock death in November, Verheijen and Roberts' futures with the national set-up have been in doubt while Verheijen called for a "figurehead" to be brought in as the new boss.
It required a talismanic figurehead to be the face of this 'sleeping giant' breaking free of its Division 1 snooze and finally mixing it with the big boys.
And now, just four years later, this once-censured FIFA official will take his place in the still-warm seat of the latest soccer figurehead to be ensnared in corruption allegations.
You need people out there as figureheads to be able to say, 'It's OK to wear clothes like this.
Whether Mr. Cooper will be able to act as anything more than a figurehead remains to be seen.
Trump was the figurehead everyone aspired to be.
Senior Tories including Boris Johnson, who is weighing up whether to become the Out campaign's figurehead, are said to be frustrated by Mr Murdoch's reluctance to urge an Out vote with all guns blazing.
And while restaurant managers across the city felt the burden of demanding figureheads accustomed to being heeded, waiters were schooled in cultural diversity by way of the tip.
He is a figurehead who hopes instead to be picked as France's next European commissioner.
Navalny's anti-corruption investigations have targeted a string of high-profile Russian officials, as the opposition figurehead continues to campaign to be allowed to run in presidential elections scheduled for next year.
