How to Use head of state in a Sentence

head of state

noun phrase

• The British monarch is still the country’s head of state.
  — Keiran Smith, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Jan. 2024
• In Iran, the supreme leader, not the president, is the head of state.
  — Joy Burton, NBC News, 20 Apr. 2024
• All of these realms count his father, King Charles, as their head of state.
  — Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 6 Nov. 2023
• Canada is a sovereign state and the Monarch serves as head of state.
  — Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 23 May 2025
• Duterte could become the first Asian former head of state to go on trial at the ICC.
  — Reuters, CNN Money, 12 May 2025
• This would mark his first visit as Australia's head of state.
  — Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 6 Mar. 2024
• Her approval ratings — which hover around 80% — are among the highest in the world for a head of state.
  — Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2025
• In 1980, Iceland also became the first country in the world to elect a female as head of state.
  — Astha Rajvanshi, TIME, 24 Oct. 2023
• Charles is the head of state in Canada, which is a member of the British Commonwealth of former colonies.
  — Rob Gillies, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
• The 400-member National Assembly then elects the head of state for the next five-year term.
  — Emma Ogao, ABC News, 29 May 2024
• The Mexican government has seen a change in head of state since Trump’s last term.
  — Angel Escamilla Garcia, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2025
• 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
• The first time a sitting US president met with the North Korean head of state.
  — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 June 2023
• And an audience with a head of state alone is a sign of great importance and respect.
  — David Pierson, BostonGlobe.com, 20 June 2023
• Of course, an aircraft styled for a VVIP or head of state wouldn’t be complete without space for an entourage.
  — Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2023
• Raisi’s visit would be the first to Saudi Arabia by an Iranian head of state since 2012.
  — WSJ, 6 Nov. 2023
• Charles also holds the role of head of state in Australia due to its position as a commonwealth realm.
  — Victoria Murphy, Town & Country, 16 Aug. 2023
• The protest came as debates continue as to whether King Charles should remain Australia’s head of state.
  — Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024
• The summit marked the first visit by a Latin American head of state during Trump’s second term.
  — David Catanese, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2025
• Opponents hope for a rejection of the concept that someone from the other side of the world is Australia’s head of state.
  — Rod McGuirk, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
• While Australia is governed separately from the British throne, the king remains its head of state.
  — Ben Westcott / Bloomberg, TIME, 21 Oct. 2024
• As Britain's head of state, the king meets weekly with the prime minister and retains his mother's role as leader of the Commonwealth.
  — Kirsten Grieshaber and Danica Kirka, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Mar. 2023
• The president, as the head of state and guardian of the constitution cannot allow such a gigantic crisis of the state and harm to the citizens.
  — Rob Schmitz, NPR, 26 Feb. 2024
• Charles’ visit to Australia will be a key test of his popularity as head of state.
  — Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN, 14 July 2024
• So, that as the image of the fallout of losing the patriarchal head of the family and the head of state is really astute and quite thrilling.
  — Radhika Seth, Vogue, 13 June 2024
• Some—including Jones—appear to be confusing it with the Commonwealth Realms, countries around the world that count the king as their head of state.
  — Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2025
• Read about his unlikely path from Al Qaeda commander to head of state.
  — Lauren Jackson, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
• The head of state then disbanded the lower house of parliament, setting the Sunday election date.
  — Sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 23 Feb. 2025
• Princess Leonor began three years of military training to prepare for her future as the country's head of state.
  — Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 18 Aug. 2023
• Suu Kyi created the role of state counselor to work around the military’s obstruction and became the de facto head of state.
  — Timothy McLaughlin, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2024