English > head of state: 1 sense > noun 1, person | Meaning | The chief public representative of a country who may also be the head of government. |
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| Synonym | chief of state |
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| Narrower | President of the United States, United States President, President, Chief Executive | The person who holds the office of head of state of the United States government |
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| Prime Minister, PM, premier | The person who holds the position of head of the government in the United Kingdom |
| chancellor, premier, prime minister | The person who is head of state (in several countries) |
| president | The chief executive of a republic |
| sovereign, crowned head, monarch | A nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right |
| Broader | representative | A person who represents others |
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| Spanish | jefe de estado, jefe de Estado, mandatario |
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| Catalan | cap d'estat, primer mandatari |
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