straw man vs figurehead

straw man and figurehead both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
straw man	Yes	No	No	No
figurehead	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, straw man and figurehead are synonyms defined as:

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

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

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