head of state
leader of a nation (President, dictator, Prime Minister, etc.) | ||||
Search Dictionary:
Head of state definition was found in categories: Language, Idioms & Slang(1) Encyclopedia(1)
Head of state Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| WordNet 2.0 |
head of state
Noun
1. the chief public representative of a country who may also be the head of government
(synonym) chief of state
(hypernym) representative
(hyponym) chancellor, premier, prime minister
Noun
1. the chief public representative of a country who may also be the head of government
(synonym) chief of state
(hypernym) representative
(hyponym) chancellor, premier, prime minister
Head of state Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Head of state
Head of state or Chief of state is the generic term for the individual or collective office that serves as the chief public representative of a monarchic or republican nation-state, federation, commonwealth or any other political state. His or her role generally includes personifying the continuity and legitimacy of the state and exercising the political powers, functions and duties granted the head of state in the country's constitution.
| See more at Wikipedia.org... |