Katniss agrees to be the symbolic leader of their rebellion: "the Mockingjay", the face of the rebels.

The board president presides at board meetings, and can be a strong and symbolic leader, but has few statutory powers.

"Both of them are essentially symbolic leaders," said Rizal Ramli, an economist.

Nonetheless, nações continued to choose symbolic leaders and evoke coronation ceremonies for those leaders.

What she switched off, one diplomat said, she can switch on again, a powerful position for a symbolic leader with no formal role.

I have become more of a symbolic leader.

The eldest sunim is typically seen as a symbolic leader of the younger sunims.

What we are observing, says Klapp, is a "rapid turnover of symbolic leaders."

On the constructive side: The loss of a symbolic, semi-charismatic leader whose own survival burnished his legend is significant.

But by one account here, Government has been talking for over a year with Mr. Mandela, the Congress's symbolic leader.