Though the governor was ex-officio president of this body, and although its members had bought their places, they were not mere figureheads to register his will.
"The South American Republics Part I of II"
Thomas C. Dawson
"We're certainly figureheads," she returned, rather ruefully.
"Jewel's Story Book"
Clara Louise Burnham
The Gothic kings in their courts were little more than decorative figureheads that were raised or deposed according to the exigencies of the moment.
"The Shadow of the Cathedral"
Vicente Blasco Ibañez