nominally

American  

[nom-uh-nl-ee] / ˈnɒm ə nl i /

adverb

1. by or as regards name; in name; ostensibly.

   He was nominally the leader, but others actually ran the organization.

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Etymology

Origin of nominally

First recorded in 1655–65; nominal + -ly

Example Sentences

Some relatives - including the mother of the athlete - told the BBC that detainees have since been transferred to prisons now nominally under government control.

From BBC

Charles Edwards, who directed and designed this nominally traditional production, tried to solve that problem by keeping to the story’s original 17th-century period and magnifying its political background.

From The Wall Street Journal

The city’s common-law heritage—which nominally rejected retroactivity in criminal law—was junked.

From The Wall Street Journal

They expect the U.S. economy to grow at least 5% nominally, which means GDP growth plus inflation.

From MarketWatch

While this book is nominally about a single architect’s career and accomplishments, readers will also learn a great deal about the wider Renaissance from this deft account, which wears its deep scholarship lightly.

From The Wall Street Journal