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

She knows her craft and is nominally proud of belonging to a union.

From Los Angeles Times

“Hercules,” with a secular story drawn from Greek mythology, is nominally an oratorio—it was unstaged at its London premiere and carries a moral lesson—but it is highly theatrical.

From The Wall Street Journal

It’s nominally about former Defense Secretary Robert McNamara and the Vietnam War, but Rhodes clearly intends the contemporary resonance:

From Salon

Worthy of debate, however, is how the pure fantasy landscape of “Avatar” fits in a park that still nominally tries to reflect California and our diversity.

From Los Angeles Times

The astronomer also said the star identified was slightly smaller than one scientists would "nominally expect to turn into a black hole."

From Barron's