head of state

noun phrase

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

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And Maduro isn't the first former head of state to come before Alvin Hellerstein, a 92-year-old senior judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. CBS News, 6 Jan. 2026 Neither of them was a head of state. Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 5 Jan. 2026 Gonzalez, who lives in exile and advocates Venezuelan reforms from Spain, has not requested to be installed as head of state. Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 5 Jan. 2026 With Delcy Rodriguez as the de jure head of state, there is going to be an inevitable power struggle with Maria Corina Machado, recent winner of the Nobel Prize. David Unsworth, FOXNews.com, 3 Jan. 2026 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 Jan. 2026.

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