Head of state
Head of state noun - The chief public representative of a country who may also be the head of government.
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Synonyms for Head of state
Queen and head of state are semantically related in monarch topic. In some cases you can use "Queen" instead a noun phrase "Head of state".
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She Is the King: A female monarch or head of state takes a masculine title such as "Queen" or "Emperor" so that she is seen as an equal to her male predecessors or contemporaries.
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The head of state of Australia is Queen Elizabeth II: her official title in this country is "Queen of Australia", and technically Australia is in personal union with the UK (that is, we are two separate countries which happen to have the same person as our monarch).
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There is a Governor-General to serve as the monarch's viceroy, who discharges the (almost entirely ceremonial) daily duties of the head of state in the name of the Queen (rather than, you know, having her do it herself, which would be a pain giving that she lives in London).
Source: Useful Notes / New Zealand
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