chief of state

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noun
  1. the titular head of a nation, as a president or king.

Origin of chief of state

1
First recorded in 1945–50

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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. Koebel
  • Santa 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