head of state

noun phrase

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

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, his predecessors John Howard and Scott Morrison, and Governor-General Sam Mostyn, who represents Australia’s head of state King Charles III, were among the dignitaries at the commemoration that drew more than 10,000 people. CNN Money, 21 Dec. 2025 Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, his predecessors John Howard and Scott Morrison, and Governor-General Sam Mostyn, who represents Australia's head of state King Charles III, were among the dignitaries at the commemoration that drew more than 10,000 people. CBS News, 21 Dec. 2025 Twenty days behind bars, and not long before France may very well have a far-right head of state for the first time in nearly a century. Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2025 The State Department later offered a $50 million reward for Maduro — the largest bounty ever placed on a sitting head of state. Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 13 Dec. 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 23 Dec. 2025.

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