head of state

noun phrase

: the leader of a country

a meeting of heads of state

Examples of head of state in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The difference between security agencies in democracies and secret-police forces is that the former have to obey laws and not just follow the whims of the head of state. — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026

That is not a political belief—attempting to assassinate a head of state or planting a bomb in a public square. — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 30 July 2026

In the 1970s, the plane had been used extensively by Yugoslav leader Josip Broz Tito, and later was sold to Zambia and operated by its head of state, Kenneth Kaunda. — Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Japan proposed to accept the WWII surrender terms of the Potsdam Declaration on the condition that the emperor be allowed to remain the country’s nominal head of state. — USA Today, 28 July 2026

Rhymes for head of state

• abdicate
• abrogate
• acetate
• activate
• actuate
• aggravate
• agitate
• alginate
• alienate
• allocate
• amputate
• angulate