head of state

noun
🔊/ˌhed əv ˈsteɪt/
🔊/ˌhed əv ˈsteɪt/
(plural heads of state)
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  1. the official leader of a country who is sometimes also the leader of the government国家元首
    • The Queen was joined by the US President and other heads of state from around the world.美国总统和世界其他国家的首脑与女王会合。
    • She was sworn in as the country’s first civilian head of state in three decades.她宣誓就职,成为该国三十年来的第一位平民国家元首。
    • Visiting heads of state usually stay in the palace.来访的国家元首通常下榻在宫中。
    • It is a parliamentary democracy with a president as head of state.这是一个议会民主政体,以总统为国家元首。
    • Visiting heads of state usually stay at the palace.来访的国家元首通常下榻在宫中。
    compare chief of state