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front·man

(frŭnt′măn′)

1. also front man A man who serves as a nominal leader but who lacks real authority.

2. Music A man who is a lead singer of a group.

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front man

frontman

1. a nominal leader of an organization, etc, who lacks real power or authority, esp one who lends respectability to some nefarious activity. Gender-neutral form: figurehead

2. (Music, other) the leader or visual focus of a group of musicians, usually the singer

Also called: front person

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Noun

front man - a person used as a cover for some questionable activity

figurehead, nominal head, straw man, strawman, front

beguiler, cheater, deceiver, trickster, slicker, cheat - someone who leads you to believe something that is not true

Translations

uomo di punta

front man

n (fam) (representative) → prestanome m inv; (presenter) → presentatore m

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The front man turned his head until his eyes met the eyes of the man behind.

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Lahore -- Manager of Ramzan Sugar Mills and front man of Sharif family Mohammad Mushtaq Cheeni has been arrested and handed over to NAB by FIA immigration officials at Lahore airport while attempting to flee to Dubai.

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ISLAMABAD -- Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has arrested the ex Director General Pakistan Sports Board Akhtar Nawaz Ganjera , who was allegedly working as front man of ex Interior Minister, Ahsan Iqbal.

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He mockingly likened Ahad Cheema with South African leader Nelson Mandela, and alleged that the former DG LDA, who had enjoyed key positions in the Punjab government, was actually the front man of Punjab Chief Minister.

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Taking to his Twitter account, Imran Khan 'shamed' the bureaucracy and stated, 'Utterly shameful how bureaucracy belonging to PAS has chosen to protest over accountability and arrest of Cheema, clearly SS's [Shehbaz Sharif] front man. This union of the corrupt under the leadership of Godfather SS believes they are above the law.