head of state

noun phrase

: the leader of a country
a meeting of heads of state

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That was a jump for royalists compared to a year earlier when 23 percent wanted to retain the king as head of state and 46 percent wanted to remove him, with Trump's threats being cited by the pollster as the likely cause. Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 May 2025 Duterte could become the first Asian former head of state to go on trial at the ICC. Reuters, CNN Money, 12 May 2025 Charles is the head of state in Canada, which is a member of the British Commonwealth of former colonies. Rob Gillies, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025 Her approval ratings — which hover around 80% — are among the highest in the world for a head of state. Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for head of state

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“Head of state.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/head%20of%20state. Accessed 30 May. 2025.

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