in name meaning

  "in name" in a sentence
Adverb: in name
  1. By title or repute though not in fact
    "he's a doctor in name only"
    - in name only

[American slang]
adj. or adv. phr. Having a title, but not really doing what someone with the title is expected to do. The old man is a doctor in name only. He does not have patients now. He was the captain of the team in name only.

Examples

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  1. she is only my sister in name.
  2. i'm merely quoting history in naming you so.
  3. their sequence in naming follows alphabetical order.
  4. he is leader in name only : his deputy has effectively taken over.
  5. an organization responsible for this cause has been set up, but is still more in name than reality.

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        call-by-name:    [Computer]<reduction> (CBN) (Nor ...
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