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

And, unlike most of its democratic counterparts, the United States has never had a female head of state. — Gloria Steinem, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026

Attorney Barry Pollack contends that Maduro remained Venezuela’s head of state regardless of whether the United States considered his presidency legitimate. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026

Unless, of course, your Dad, King Charles — Canada’s technical head of state — really objects. — Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 28 Aug. 2026

Ten years on, al-Sharaa was received at the White House as a head of state, and the State Department removed him from the terrorist list. — Jason M. Blazakis, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for head of state

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