Examples of head of state in a Sentence
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In short, the president used his dual status as head of state and elected politician to his fullest political advantage when embarking on his program of pre-election travels.
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Sarah Thomson / Made By History, TIME, 6 June 2024
Highly educated in all forms of design and architecture, Marek had been employed at the palace when Romanian head of state Nicolae Ceausescu was overthrown and executed by firing squad during an anti-communist uprising in 1989.
—Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 4 June 2024
The first time a sitting US president met with the North Korean head of state.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 June 2023
The 400-member National Assembly then elects the head of state for the next five-year term.
—Emma Ogao, ABC News, 29 May 2024
The bills, if passed, could compel the head of state to report and undergo questioning by lawmakers, and also broaden the parliament’s investigative powers.
—Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 May 2024
But particularly in the case of a sitting head of state or senior official, an indictment of this kind deepens international isolation.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2024
The Supreme Leader, a position established after the 1979 Islamic Revolution, is also head of state and commander in chief.
—TIME, 20 May 2024
Barack Obama, 44th U.S. President Age: 62 Party: Democratic
Presidential Term: 2009–2017
Succeeded By: Donald Trump
After making history as the country's first Black head of state, former President Barack Obama hosted the inaugural summit of the Obama Foundation in 2017.
—Glenn Garner, Peoplemag, 15 May 2024
Sarah Thomson / Made By History, TIME, 6 June 2024
Highly educated in all forms of design and architecture, Marek had been employed at the palace when Romanian head of state Nicolae Ceausescu was overthrown and executed by firing squad during an anti-communist uprising in 1989.
—Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 4 June 2024
The first time a sitting US president met with the North Korean head of state.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 June 2023
The 400-member National Assembly then elects the head of state for the next five-year term.
—Emma Ogao, ABC News, 29 May 2024
The bills, if passed, could compel the head of state to report and undergo questioning by lawmakers, and also broaden the parliament’s investigative powers.
—Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 May 2024
But particularly in the case of a sitting head of state or senior official, an indictment of this kind deepens international isolation.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2024
The Supreme Leader, a position established after the 1979 Islamic Revolution, is also head of state and commander in chief.
—TIME, 20 May 2024
Barack Obama, 44th U.S. President Age: 62 Party: Democratic
Presidential Term: 2009–2017
Succeeded By: Donald Trump
After making history as the country's first Black head of state, former President Barack Obama hosted the inaugural summit of the Obama Foundation in 2017.
—Glenn Garner, Peoplemag, 15 May 2024
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