[ばんしょくだいじん, banshokudaijin] (n) nominal (figurehead) minister; titular minister [Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Figurehead \Fig"ure*head`\, n.
1. (Naut.) The figure, statue, or bust, on the prow of a
ship.
[1913 Webster]
2. A person who allows his name to be used to give standing
to enterprises in which he has no responsible interest or
duties; a nominal, but not real, head or chief.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
figurehead
n 1: a person used as a cover for some questionable activity
[syn: {front man}, {front}, {figurehead}, {nominal head},
{straw man}, {strawman}]
2: figure on the bow of some sailing vessels
แสดงได้ทั้งความหมายของคำเดี่ยว และคำผสม ได้อย่างถูกต้อง
เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย