nominal head vs strawman

nominal head and strawman both are nouns.

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

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

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

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

nominal head (noun)	strawman (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