Word: figureheaded
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...young King, who has said about his family that "we always used to work as a team," would be under the sway of the Queen Mother. But young Constantine soon showed that he had considerable toughness. He decided that his job was not for a puppet or a figurehead, and that he would have to reign as his family had before him?within the constitutional rights of the monarchy but with the strength and determination of a modern king. In fact, the Greek King has considerably more constitutional powers than most kings. He is the supreme authority of the state...
...government was, of course, dominated by the military. The sole civilian, who will probably be used as a figurehead, is Premier Constantine Kollias, 66, the former chief prosecutor in the Greek Supreme Court, who is a supporter of the King and an enemy of the Papandreous. General Spandidakis became Vice Premier and Defense Minister. The important Ministry of the Interior and Security went to Brigadier General Stylianos Patakos. The post of Secretary of the Cabinet went to Colonel George Papadopoulos, the commander of the Athens garrison, who reportedly directed the force that seized the armed forces radio station, occupied...
...effective control whatsoever. Only California, Illinois and New York require licensing of labs. Half a dozen other states require that the director of a lab must have some professional qualifications, but he need not be on the spot; this is an invitation for unscrupulous physicians to take well-paid figurehead positions. In more than 40 states, any high school dropout can set up a lab with no questions asked, although, as the committee chairman, Michigan's Democratic Senator Philip A. Hart noted, "they require a license for a fellow who cuts your hair...
...crisis was brought to a head by Oxford-educated Constantine Bereng Seeiso Moshoeshoe II, 28, who was left little more than a figurehead monarch by his country's new constitution. As the namesake and great-grandson of the founder of Basutoland, Moshoeshoe (pronounced Mo-shway-shway) reckoned that he rated a better break...
...seems all but divine to his Buddhist masses-an impression enhanced by the tradition that people must approach him crawling along the floor on hands and knees. But he is really a modern monarch, using the ancient ways and rituals to carry his country forward. Theoretically he is a figurehead, limited to ceremonial functions. Beneath the surface he keeps up a mosaic of relationships that make him the most influential man in the kingdom; no governmental change could succeed without his legitimizing...