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an official visit of the chief of state of one country to that of another.

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Hollande had given himself until a Feb. 11 state visit to Washington to make up his mind.
Francois Hollande Announces Breakup with First Lady Valerie Trierweiler|Tracy McNicoll|January 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In 1988 she was the last head of government to come to Washington for a state visit [under President Reagan].
Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan: The Ultimate ’80s Power Couple|George Shultz|April 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Her state visit to the Republic of Ireland last year paved the way for today's historic developments.
Handshake of History|Tom Sykes|June 27, 2012|DAILY BEAST
It established the goodwill that her husband put to such excellent diplomatic use during his state visit.
How Hillary Won Over India|M.J. Akbar|July 27, 2009|DAILY BEAST

It was no state visit, but the going of one who would speak with an erring friend in private.
A King's Comrade|Charles Whistler
One day he came to pay us sort of a state visit, and a little later his three wives followed in order of their rank.
South and South Central Africa|H. Frances Davidson
She came to see me twice since my arrival in town, in all the formal parade of a state visit.
Memoirs of Miss Sidney Biddulph|Frances Sheridan
Here he painted pictures for the corporation, whose chief magistrates honoured him with a state visit in 1424.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1|Various
Whitefield met him, and was so much delighted with him, that he wrote off to Bethesda to prepare them for a state visit.
George Whitefield|Joseph Belcher