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

In October 2012, Hamad became the first head of state to visit the Gaza Strip since Hamas seized control five years earlier, promising $400 million in projects and investments. — Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026

The head of state for the World Cup’s host country calls in a favor, and suddenly the USMNT looks like a shell of its former self? — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 7 July 2026

Macron is the first EU head of state to return to Damascus since the new leadership was installed. — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 7 July 2026

The leader is the head of state, commander-in-chief of the armed forces, and has authority over the national police and morality police. — Xiaoqian Lin, CNN Money, 6 July 2026

Rhymes for head of state

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