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in name only

  1. Also, only in name. Nominally, not actually. For example, He's the chief executive in name only; his vice-president makes all the decisions, or Theirs was a marriage only in name; they lived on different continents. [Late 1300s]



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“The purported foreclosure was in name only,†the suit said.

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He said BaronHR was often an employer “in name only†because “clients dictated the employment terms and conditions†and that since 2018 he had had “restricted involvement.â€

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A passerby threw a comment in Flake’s direction: “RINO!†— short for “Republican in name only.â€

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Trump later denounced those aides as “RINOs,†Republicans in name only, and promised to appoint true loyalists in a second term.

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Snyder argued that Girardi was running the firm in name only and called it a “Weekend at Bernie’s†situation where partners at the firm were “propping him up to keep the party going.â€

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