Figurehead in a sentence as a noun

I can't see this working out well for Google, unless they just want a famous figurehead.

An entire branch of government reports to this one person, so calling him a 'figurehead' is kind of a stretch.

But his complete lack of tact, social skills, and presentability makes him more harmful than helpful as a figurehead.

He actually ran the newspaper since the editor-in-chief was a figurehead hired for his name alone.

_why was basically the figurehead of the half of ruby users who scoffed at this term, back when it was in extremely widespread use.

But I think Stallman, even with all of his eccentricities, is the perfect figurehead for these ideologies.

That unemployed youth will take to the streets and violently protest at every imagined slight to their religious ideal / figurehead / motto / policy here >.

I wish it was more like the film Dave, inasmuch as that the president on his first day questions all the wrongs, and suggests to put them all right!People love a figurehead to moan and blame, but it's not ever as simple as that.

* Among the evidence discovered: one of the shell owners of the porn videos was an "Alan Cooper", who is evidently a former acquaintance of one of the Prenda attorneys with no actual relationship to the business and who has in effect had his identity stolen as a figurehead for the lawsuits.

Figurehead definitions

noun

a person used as a cover for some questionable activity

See also: front strawman

noun

figure on the bow of some sailing vessels