head of state

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  • IPA(key): /ˌhɛd əv ˈsteɪt/
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Noun

head of state (plural heads of state or (rare) heads of states)

  1. The chief public representative of a nation having duties, privileges and responsibilities varying greatly depending on the constitutional rules; a monarch in a monarchy, and often styled president in a republic, but variations such as collegiality exist.

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