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
Representative and head of state are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Representative" instead a noun phrase "Head of state".
Representative
Representative noun - A person who acts or does business for another.
Head of state and representative are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "Head of state" with "Representative", this terms are similar.
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- Naboo is a monarchy with an elected queen who serves a fixed term, and Alderaan is a hereditary principality whose head of state, Prince Bail Prestor Organa, Viceroy and First Chairman, is also the sector's representative in the Galactic Senate (and later, the founder of the Rebellion).
Source: Genericist Government -
Often the Commander-In-Chief of the armed forces, the Head Of State is the highest-ranked representative of the country, and is always to be saluted, regardless whether or not he/she is the real boss or a mere figurehead.
Source: Military Salute
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