chief of state

noun phrase

: the formal head of a national state as distinguished from the head of the government

Examples of chief of state in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Former Vice President Kamala Harris has joined her chief of state, former President Joe Biden, in signing with Hollywood talent agency Creative Artists Agency (CAA). — Dan Perry, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025

Nim Kidd, chief of state emergency operations, said oil companies have started moving employees off rigs along the coast that may be in the path of the storm. — CBS News, 6 July 2024

The strong prospect of a female chief of state in Mexico comes after years of political gains for women. — Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2023

Then, in June 1940, France fell to Nazi Germany, and the Socialists voted to support Philippe Pétain as chief of state of the French government at Vichy. — James E. Cronin, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2019

Word History

First Known Use

1948, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for chief of state

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

Kids Definition

chief of state

: the head of a country when not the same person as the head of the country's government