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<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>, "<span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="head">head</span>" <span word="in">in</span> <span word="particular">particular</span>: "<span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vice">vice</span> <span word="chairman">chairman</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="calligraphers">calligraphers</span> <span word="association">association</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="head">head</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="vice">vice</span> <span word="chairmen">chairmen</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="association">association</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="heads">heads</span>."</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="calligraphers">calligraphers</span> <span word="association">association</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chairman">chairman</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="association">association</span> <span word="directly">directly</span>. <span word="Talking">Talking</span> <span word="to">to</span> "<span word="him">him</span>", <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vice">vice</span> <span word="chairman">chairman</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="waste">waste</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p><span word="Talking">Talking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="chairmen">chairmen</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="waste">waste</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="They">They</span>, <span word="like">like</span> "<span word="him">him</span>", <span word="are">are</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="figureheads">figureheads</span>. <span word="That">That</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="their">their</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="function">function</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="largely">largely</span> <span word="ceremonial">ceremonial</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="responsibilities">responsibilities</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wield">wield</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="power">power</span>.</p><p><span word="Presumably">Presumably</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chairman">chairman</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="figurehead">figurehead</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="word">word</span>, <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="carved">carved</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> (<span word="figure">figure</span>) <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ship">ship</span>, <span word="presumably">presumably</span> <span word="identifying">identifying</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="ship">ship</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="ships">ships</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 18<span word="th">th</span> <span word="Century">Century</span>, 1765 <span word="being">being</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="figureheads">figureheads</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span>.</p><p><span word="Figureheads">Figureheads</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="symbol">symbol</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ship">ship</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span>, <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="synonym">synonym</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="symbolic">symbolic</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="ornamental">ornamental</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="hence">hence</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vice">vice</span> <span word="chairman">chairman</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="merely">merely</span> <span word="formal">formal</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="nominal">nominal</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="only">only</span>.</p><p><span word="You">You</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="argue">argue</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chairman">chairman</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="calligraphers">calligraphers</span> <span word="association">association</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="head">head</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="association">association</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="that">that</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="entirety">entirety</span>. <span word="We">We</span>'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vice">vice</span> <span word="chairman">chairman</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="nominal">nominal</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="ornamental">ornamental</span>.</p>
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