figureheads

noun

Definition of figureheadsnext
plural of figurehead
1
as in puppets

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2
as in leaders

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  1. puppets
  2. leaders
  3. dolls
  4. managers
  5. kingpins
  6. presidents
  7. principals
  8. supervisors
Noun
  • The band of robot puppets has been a mainstay at the colorful pizzeria-arcade chain where children run amok and play games for prizes in between bites of pizza slices.
    The Learning Network, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
  • More than 232 puppets are featured in the production which took director Taymor and her team 37,000 hours to make.
    Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of puppets
Noun
  • For many business leaders, building an AI strategy that aligns with organizational goals while empowering employees to embrace the change is challenging.
    Kolawole Samuel Adebayo, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • In the days after a 15-year-old girl shot and killed another student and a teacher, and wounded six others before taking her own life, faith and community leaders across southern Wisconsin have joined hands and hearts with crowds of people who are heavy with grief, fear and uncertainty.
    Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of leaders
Noun
  • Any toy with small pieces, like dolls' accessories or Legos, can present a choking and aspiration hazard, especially for toddlers.
    Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Cactus Jack and the Houston Food Bank gave more than 2,000 toys and bikes, including 200 Nike Cactus Jack sneakers, dolls and gear from the Houston Astros, Fanatics, Space Village and more, as well as 1,000 bags of food.
    Rachel DeSantis, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of dolls
Noun
  • In his own press conferences, one of Nuno’s stock phrases, as with many managers, is about looking only at the next game and never beyond.
    Paul Taylor, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Beyond jolly attitudes among fund managers and other market participants, the phenomenon traces back to low trading volume and a lack of potentially harmful economic and earnings reports, though jolly attitudes among investors.
    Derek Saul, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of managers
Noun
  • He was initially arrested in Colombia in 1990 under a government program that promised drug kingpins they would not be extradited to the United States.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Eventually, Sergei — now going by Kraven — begins knocking off a growing list of poachers, corporate rascals and international kingpins.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of kingpins
Noun
  • Do presidents give federal employees Christmas Eve off?
    Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
  • President Jimmy Carter set a high-water mark for one-term presidents in the last 50 years with 534 individual pardons, plus an unspecified number of Vietnam draft dodgers from 1964 to 1973.
    Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of presidents
Noun
  • Other founding principals include fellow academicians Andrei Shleifer and Robert Vishny.
    Charles Rotblut, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
  • In Vietnam, a global fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) brand worked with local school principals and health workers to promote hygiene practices, integrating these efforts into community health campaigns.
    Aman Gupta, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of principals
Noun
  • The case supervisors and crime bosses are female, too—played by such veteran character actresses as Lancashire, Tracey Ullman, and a gnomic Kathryn Hunter.
    Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
  • After receiving staunch criticism about police pursuits, the NYPD switched gears, implementing new policies in which supervisors must approve police pursuits based on a number of factors, including if the decision to pursue could harm the public.
    Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of supervisors
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