head of state

noun phrase

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

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Sudan’s army chief, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, who is also the de facto head of state, acknowledged the rebels’ capture of El Fasher. Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025 Paul Biya, 92, the world's oldest head of state, has won an eighth term as president of Cameroon. NPR, 28 Oct. 2025 A day after Ireland went to the polls to elect the head of state, Connolly's opponent, Heather Humphreys, 62, a former cabinet minister, conceded the election on Saturday. Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025 News of the British head of state working on a doc feature with Amazon was first announced earlier in the year. Alex Ritman, Variety, 8 Oct. 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 10 Nov. 2025.

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