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chief of state

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noun

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

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RELATED WORDS

premier, leader, boss, CEO, administrator, supervisor, comptroller, manager, ruler, executive, director, chief, overseer, superintendent, commander, head, controller, president, chancellor, dewan

Nearby words

chief justice, chief master sergeant, chief mate, chief of naval operations, chief of staff, chief of state, chief petty officer, chief rabbi, chief technician, chief warrant officer, chiefdom

Origin of chief of state

First recorded in 1945–50
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for chief of state

  • 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