titular
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7.6
- adjective
- /ˈtɪtʃələr/
- Formal
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nominal
- When the Khmer Rouge were ousted in 1979 by the Vietnamese invasion, Sihanouk accepted the titular leadership of the three factions committed to the overthrow of the PRK.
- titular head
- titular leadership
- titular nationality
Examples
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The president is only the titular leader of the country, with real decisions made by advisors.
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As political scientist and renowned Afghanistan expert Barnett Rubin puts it: the Pashtun are the titular ethnicity of the country.
Academic text (2006) -
This did not stop the press representing Astor as some type of titular head of the group.
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Where kings reigned, they usually were only titular leaders with little power outside a capital city.
Academic text (2010) -
The Indian presidency is titular, an almost entirely ceremonial post.
Academic text (2004) -
In 1950, it was replaced by a federal constitution that instituted a parliamentary government with a titular president.
Academic text (2004) -
The percentage of the titular nationality (and the ruling elite) in each republic is often less than half.
Academic text (1996) -
The city's white elites and politicians viewed Walden as black Atlanta's titular head; however, unbeknownst to them, the new 1960s militancy had definitely eroded his effectiveness.
Academic text (2007) -
In some organizations, the CEO is a titular position, while the board holds the real power.
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Although she holds the titular title of manager, her team does not take her decisions seriously.
Synonyms
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7.3
Existing only in name and without real power
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6.1
A title with no real power or duties
Antonyms
How Nominal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Titular comes from the old Latin word titulus, which means 'title' and is the same root as the English word title. So a titular person or role is one that exists 'in name only' and may not have real power.