figurehead vs nominal head

figurehead and nominal head both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
figurehead	Yes	No	No	No
nominal head	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, figurehead and nominal head are synonyms defined as:

figurehead and nominal head: a person used as a cover for some questionable activity

Other synonyms of figurehead include front, front man, straw man, strawman.

figurehead (noun)	nominal head (noun)
figure on the bow of some sailing vessels	a person used as a cover for some questionable activity
a person used as a cover for some questionable activity