Examples of head of state in a Sentence
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Suu Kyi created the role of state counselor to work around the military’s obstruction and became the de facto head of state.
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Timothy McLaughlin, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2024
That raised eyebrows in a country where the president — though hailing from the center-right — serves as the ceremonial head of state.
—Catarina Fernandes Martins, Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2024
While royal family members have filled in for the King at various events since his cancer diagnosis was announced on Feb. 5, the meeting was part of the King's constitutional duty as head of state, according to the BBC.
—Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 5 Mar. 2024
Zéphirin was among those who had switched allegiance from the head of state to the first lady, according to Badio, a main suspect in the murder conspiracy.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2024
With most opposition candidates either dead, jailed, exiled, barred from running or simply token figures, a victory for Putin, who has in effect been Russia’s head of state since before the turn of the century, is all but guaranteed.
—Josh Pennington, Mari Kostenko and Manveena Suri, CNN, 17 Mar. 2024
The head of state also spoke of the Roubaix native’s commitment to the Notre-Dame’s restoration in wake of the fire that ravaged the cathedral in 2019.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 14 Mar. 2024
This Year Despite Cancer Diagnosis On Monday, it was reported that King Charles may visit Australia later in the year on what would be his first visit to the country as the nation's head of state.
—Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 5 Mar. 2024
Before a 1994 message to the Swedish Prime Minister, no U.S. president had ever sent an email to another head of state.
—Ed Beltran, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
Timothy McLaughlin, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2024
That raised eyebrows in a country where the president — though hailing from the center-right — serves as the ceremonial head of state.
—Catarina Fernandes Martins, Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2024
While royal family members have filled in for the King at various events since his cancer diagnosis was announced on Feb. 5, the meeting was part of the King's constitutional duty as head of state, according to the BBC.
—Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 5 Mar. 2024
Zéphirin was among those who had switched allegiance from the head of state to the first lady, according to Badio, a main suspect in the murder conspiracy.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2024
With most opposition candidates either dead, jailed, exiled, barred from running or simply token figures, a victory for Putin, who has in effect been Russia’s head of state since before the turn of the century, is all but guaranteed.
—Josh Pennington, Mari Kostenko and Manveena Suri, CNN, 17 Mar. 2024
The head of state also spoke of the Roubaix native’s commitment to the Notre-Dame’s restoration in wake of the fire that ravaged the cathedral in 2019.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 14 Mar. 2024
This Year Despite Cancer Diagnosis On Monday, it was reported that King Charles may visit Australia later in the year on what would be his first visit to the country as the nation's head of state.
—Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 5 Mar. 2024
Before a 1994 message to the Swedish Prime Minister, no U.S. president had ever sent an email to another head of state.
—Ed Beltran, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
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“Head of state.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/head%20of%20state. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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