head of state

noun phrase

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

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Fortunately, although the yacht situation is fluid and the airspace over Venice is closed, CNN reported that private helicopters are being given a pass, in case a head of state decides to chopper in. Christie D’zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2025 James Horncastle Can Kane break America? Out of solidarity for a commonwealth nation that still recognises the King as its head of state, England’s Harry Kane was not among the Bayern goalscorers in their 10-0 demolition of Auckland City in Cincinnati. Jack Lang, New York Times, 21 June 2025 That's like asking a chef to go ahead and take a box of McDonald's leftovers and make a gourmet feast for a visiting head of state. Thomas Westerholm, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025 While the timing of Trump’s parade and Charles’ Trooping the Color birthday celebration may be a coincidence, the comparisons are inevitable, with the U.S. president likewise using a military event to assert his role as head of state, as Vanity Fair writer Erin Vanderhoof said. Martha Ross, Mercury News, 12 June 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 3 Jul. 2025.

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