figurehead

/หˆfษชษกjษ™ษนหŒhษ›d/

IPA: /F IH1 G Y ER0 HH EH0 D/

noun
  1. 1

    A carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship.

  2. 2

    (by extension) Someone in a nominal position of leadership who has no actual power; a front or front man.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/figurehead