noun
the chief public representative of a country who may also be the head of government
• Syn: ↑chief of state
• Hypernyms: ↑representative
• Hyponyms:
↑chancellor, ↑premier, ↑prime minister, ↑Prime Minister, ↑PM, ↑president, ↑President of the United States, ↑United States President, ↑President, ↑Chief Executive, ↑sovereign, ↑crowned head, ↑monarch
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the person who holds the highest position in a national government: a meeting of heads of state.
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head of state noun
The chief representative of a country, not necessarily the head of government
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Main Entry: ↑head
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the leader of a country, for example a king, queen, or president
Thesaurus: ruling and not rulinghyponym
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n. the chief public representative of a country, such as a president or monarch, who may also be the head of government
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the official leader of a country who is sometimes also the leader of the government
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The Queen was joined by the US President and other heads of state from around the world.
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She was sworn in as the country's first civilian head of state in three decades.
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Visiting heads of state usually stay in the palace.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.