Meaning of head of state in English
(Definition of head of state from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
Examples of head of state
head of state
When someone is narcissistic, be they a head of state, a celebrity or a family member, all suffer.
From Huffington Post
She refused to even look at what her hubby was doing with his fellow head of state.
From New York Post
I tell you this not because he is a famous sports hero, international movie star or political head of state.
From Huffington Post
He is the only head of state to have visited both poles.
From CNN
It will be the first trial by the courts of one country against the former head of state of another.
From Foreign Policy
It's also a country with a female head of state.
From NPR
When we were on the road, national security discussions and head of state phone calls were conducted in a private, secure location set up on-site.
From Chicago Tribune
We need your support, as the head of state, and champion of the poor.
From National Geographic
No way will they prevent a head of state from going back to his country.
From NPR
But it's not just autocracies or developing countries where people have watch what they say about the head of state.
From Foreign Policy
It sounds pretty crazy coming from an elected head of state, but it's more a rallying cry than something to be taken literally.
From CNN
Perhaps he's met with another head of state -- if so, the meeting has remained private.
From Foreign Policy
A head of state isn't necessarily a monarch or dictator.
From TIME
In most countries, the head of state is either a hereditary monarch or a president indirectly elected by parliament.
From Slate Magazine
And that starts with the removal of the head of state.
From TIME
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