nominal head vs straw man

nominal head and straw man both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
nominal head	Yes	No	No	No
straw man	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, nominal head and straw man are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of nominal head include figurehead, front, front man, strawman.

nominal head (noun)	straw man (noun)
a person used as a cover for some questionable activity	an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds
	a weak or sham argument set up to be easily refuted
	a person used as a cover for some questionable activity