chief of state
noun
the titular head of a nation, as a president or king.
Origin of chief of state
1First recorded in 1945–50
Words Nearby chief of state
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How to use chief of state in a sentence
On paper, never was the start of a Chief-of-State's career more fraught with promise than that of Francia's.
South America | W. H. KoebelSanta Cruz was a powerful Chief-of-State, a born leader of men, who managed to hold his somewhat wild adherents in check.
South America | W. H. Koebel
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