ef·fi·gy

/ˈɛfəʤi/ noun, pl -gies [count]

: an image of a person

◇ An effigy is often a large doll made to look like someone who is disliked or hated.

The governor was hanged/burned in effigy by a mob of protesters. [=a large doll that looked like the governor was hanged or burned by the mob]