"head of state" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: heads of state [plural]
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  1. The chief public representative of a nation having duties, privileges and responsibilities varying greatly depending on the constitutional rules; a monarch in a monarchy, and often styled president in a republic, but variations such as collegiality exist. Wikipedia link: head of state Categories (topical): Heads of state, People Related terms: head of government Translations (the chief public representative of a nation): staatshoof (Afrikaans), krye i shtetit m kreu i shtetit [definite, indefinite, masculine] (Albanian), رَئِيس دَوْلَة (raʔīs dawla) [masculine] (Arabic), պետության ղեկավար (petutʻyan ġekavar) (Armenian), xefe d'estáu [masculine] (Asturian), dövlət başçısı (Azerbaijani), estatuburu (Basque), кіраўні́к дзяржа́вы (kiraŭník dzjaržávy) [masculine] (Belarusian), রাষ্ট্রপ্রধান (raśṭroprodhan) (Bengali), държа́вен глава́ (dǎržáven glavá) [masculine] (Bulgarian), cap d'estat [masculine] (Catalan), 國家元首 (Chinese Mandarin), 国家元首 (guójiā yuánshǒu) (Chinese Mandarin), 元首 (yuánshǒu) (Chinese Mandarin), 政府首腦 (Chinese Mandarin), 政府首脑 (zhèngfǔ shǒunǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), патшалӑх пуҫлӑхӗ (patšalăh puślăh̬ĕ) (Chuvash), hlava státu [feminine, masculine] (Czech), statsoverhoved [neuter] (Danish), staatshoofd [neuter] (Dutch), ŝtatestro (Esperanto), riigipea (Estonian), valtionpäämies (Finnish), chef d’État [masculine] (French), xefe de estado [masculine] (Galician), სახელმწიფოს მეთაური (saxelmc̣ipos metauri) (Georgian), Staatsoberhaupt [neuter] (German), Staatschef [masculine] (German), επικεφαλής του κράτους (epikefalís tou krátous) [masculine] (Greek), רֹאשׁ־מְדִינָה (rosh m'diná) [masculine] (Hebrew), राष्ट्रप्रमुख (rāṣṭrapramukh) [masculine] (Hindi), राष्ट्राध्यक्ष (rāṣṭrādhyakṣ) [masculine] (Hindi), राज्यप्रमुख (rājyapramukh) [masculine] (Hindi), államfő (Hungarian), þjóðhöfðingi [masculine] (Icelandic), kepala negara (Indonesian), ceann stáit [masculine] (Irish), capo di stato [masculine] (Italian), 国家元首 (kokkagenshu) (alt: こっかげんしゅ) (Japanese), 元首 (genshu) (alt: げんしゅ) (Japanese), къралны башчысы (qralnı başçısı) (Karachay-Balkar), мемлекет басшысы (memleket basşysy) (Kazakh), ប្រមុខរដ្ឋ (prɑɑmuk rŏət) (Khmer), 국가원수 (gukgawonsu) (alt: 國家元首) (Korean), 원수 (wonsu) (alt: 元首) (Korean), мамлекет башчысы (mamleket başcısı) (Kyrgyz), valsts vadītājs [masculine] (Latvian), valstybės vadovas [masculine] (Lithuanian), Staatschef [masculine] (Luxembourgish), шеф на државата (šef na državata) [masculine] (Macedonian), ketua negara (Malay), രാഷ്ട്രത്തലവൻ (rāṣṭrattalavaṉ) (Malayalam), राष्ट्रप्रमुख (rāṣṭrapramukh) (Marathi), төрийн тэргүүн (töriin tergüün) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), राष्ट्रप्रमुख (rāṣṭrapramukh) (Nepali), serokdewlet (Northern Kurdish), serdewlet (Northern Kurdish), statsoverhode [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), statsoverhovud [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), cap d'estat [masculine] (Occitan), ରାଷ୍ଟ୍ରମୁଖ୍ୟ (raṣṭrômukhyô) (Odia), رئیس کشور (ra'is-e kešvar) (Persian), głowa państwa [feminine, masculine] (Polish), chefe de estado [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), șef de stat [masculine] (Romanian), глава́ госуда́рства (glavá gosudárstva) [feminine, masculine] (Russian), шеф државе [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), поглавар државе [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), поглавар државни [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), šef države [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), poglavar države [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), poglavar državni [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), රාජ්ය නායක (rājya nāyaka) (Sinhalese), hlava štátu [feminine, masculine] (Slovak), vodja države [masculine] (Slovene), эл башчы (el baščï) (Southern Altai), jefe de estado [masculine] (Spanish), mandatario [masculine] (Spanish), mkuu wa nchi (Swahili), mkuu wa dola (Swahili), statschef [common-gender] (Swedish), statsöverhuvud [neuter] (Swedish), pinuno ng estado (Tagalog), сардори давлат (sardori davlat) (Tajik), நாட்டுத் தலைவர் (nāṭṭut talaivar) (Tamil), ประมุขแห่งรัฐ (bprà-múk-hɛ̀ng-rát) (Thai), devlet başkanı (Turkish), голова́ держа́ви (holová deržávy) [feminine, masculine] (Ukrainian), سربراہ ریاست (sarabrāh riyāsat) [masculine] (Urdu), صدر مملکت (sadar-e-mamlakat) (Urdu), davlat boshligʻi (Uzbek), nguyên thủ quốc gia (alt: 元首國家) (Vietnamese), quốc trưởng (alt: 國長) (Vietnamese)

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          "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
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          "code": "ast",
          "lang": "Asturian",
          "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
          "word": "dövlət başçısı"
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        {
          "code": "eu",
          "lang": "Basque",
          "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
          "word": "estatuburu"
        },
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          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "kiraŭník dzjaržávy",
          "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "кіраўні́к дзяржа́вы"
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        {
          "code": "bn",
          "lang": "Bengali",
          "roman": "raśṭroprodhan",
          "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
          "word": "রাষ্ট্রপ্রধান"
        },
        {
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "dǎržáven glavá",
          "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "държа́вен глава́"
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        {
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "cap d'estat"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
          "word": "國家元首"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "guójiā yuánshǒu",
          "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
          "word": "国家元首"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "yuánshǒu",
          "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
          "word": "元首"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
          "word": "政府首腦"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "zhèngfǔ shǒunǎo",
          "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
          "word": "政府首脑"
        },
        {
          "code": "cv",
          "lang": "Chuvash",
          "roman": "patšalăh puślăh̬ĕ",
          "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
          "word": "патшалӑх пуҫлӑхӗ"
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          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
          "tags": [
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            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "hlava státu"
        },
        {
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "statsoverhoved"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "staatshoofd"
        },
        {
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
          "word": "ŝtatestro"
        },
        {
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
          "word": "riigipea"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
          "word": "valtionpäämies"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "chef d’État"
        },
        {
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "xefe de estado"
        },
        {
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "saxelmc̣ipos metauri",
          "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
          "word": "სახელმწიფოს მეთაური"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Staatsoberhaupt"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Staatschef"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "epikefalís tou krátous",
          "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "επικεφαλής του κράτους"
        },
        {
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "rosh m'diná",
          "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "רֹאשׁ־מְדִינָה"
        },
        {
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "rāṣṭrapramukh",
          "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "राष्ट्रप्रमुख"
        },
        {
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "rāṣṭrādhyakṣ",
          "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "राष्ट्राध्यक्ष"
        },
        {
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "rājyapramukh",
          "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "राज्यप्रमुख"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
          "word": "államfő"
        },
        {
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "þjóðhöfðingi"
        },
        {
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
          "word": "kepala negara"
        },
        {
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ceann stáit"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "capo di stato"
        },
        {
          "alt": "こっかげんしゅ",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "kokkagenshu",
          "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
          "word": "国家元首"
        },
        {
          "alt": "げんしゅ",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "genshu",
          "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
          "word": "元首"
        },
        {
          "code": "krc",
          "lang": "Karachay-Balkar",
          "roman": "qralnı başçısı",
          "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
          "word": "къралны башчысы"
        },
        {
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "memleket basşysy",
          "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
          "word": "мемлекет басшысы"
        },
        {
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "prɑɑmuk rŏət",
          "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
          "word": "ប្រមុខរដ្ឋ"
        },
        {
          "alt": "國家元首",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "gukgawonsu",
          "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
          "word": "국가원수"
        },
        {
          "alt": "元首",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "wonsu",
          "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
          "word": "원수"
        },
        {
          "code": "kmr",
          "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
          "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
          "word": "serokdewlet"
        },
        {
          "code": "kmr",
          "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
          "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
          "word": "serdewlet"
        },
        {
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "mamleket başcısı",
          "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
          "word": "мамлекет башчысы"
        },
        {
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "valsts vadītājs"
        },
        {
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "valstybės vadovas"
        },
        {
          "code": "lb",
          "lang": "Luxembourgish",
          "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Staatschef"
        },
        {
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "šef na državata",
          "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "шеф на државата"
        },
        {
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
          "word": "ketua negara"
        },
        {
          "code": "ml",
          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "roman": "rāṣṭrattalavaṉ",
          "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
          "word": "രാഷ്ട്രത്തലവൻ"
        },
        {
          "code": "mr",
          "lang": "Marathi",
          "roman": "rāṣṭrapramukh",
          "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
          "word": "राष्ट्रप्रमुख"
        },
        {
          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "töriin tergüün",
          "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic"
          ],
          "word": "төрийн тэргүүн"
        },
        {
          "code": "ne",
          "lang": "Nepali",
          "roman": "rāṣṭrapramukh",
          "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
          "word": "राष्ट्रप्रमुख"
        },
        {
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "statsoverhode"
        },
        {
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "statsoverhovud"
        },
        {
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "cap d'estat"
        },
        {
          "code": "or",
          "lang": "Odia",
          "roman": "raṣṭrômukhyô",
          "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
          "word": "ରାଷ୍ଟ୍ରମୁଖ୍ୟ"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "ra'is-e kešvar",
          "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
          "word": "رئیس کشور"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "głowa państwa"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "chefe de estado"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "șef de stat"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "glavá gosudárstva",
          "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "глава́ госуда́рства"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "шеф државе"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "поглавар државе"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "поглавар државни"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "šef države"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "poglavar države"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "poglavar državni"
        },
        {
          "code": "si",
          "lang": "Sinhalese",
          "roman": "rājya nāyaka",
          "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
          "word": "රාජ්ය නායක"
        },
        {
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "hlava štátu"
        },
        {
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "vodja države"
        },
        {
          "code": "alt",
          "lang": "Southern Altai",
          "roman": "el baščï",
          "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
          "word": "эл башчы"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "jefe de estado"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "mandatario"
        },
        {
          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
          "word": "mkuu wa nchi"
        },
        {
          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
          "word": "mkuu wa dola"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "statschef"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "statsöverhuvud"
        },
        {
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
          "word": "pinuno ng estado"
        },
        {
          "code": "tg",
          "lang": "Tajik",
          "roman": "sardori davlat",
          "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
          "word": "сардори давлат"
        },
        {
          "code": "ta",
          "lang": "Tamil",
          "roman": "nāṭṭut talaivar",
          "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
          "word": "நாட்டுத் தலைவர்"
        },
        {
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "bprà-múk-hɛ̀ng-rát",
          "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
          "word": "ประมุขแห่งรัฐ"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
          "word": "devlet başkanı"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "holová deržávy",
          "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "голова́ держа́ви"
        },
        {
          "code": "ur",
          "lang": "Urdu",
          "roman": "sarabrāh riyāsat",
          "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "سربراہ ریاست"
        },
        {
          "code": "ur",
          "lang": "Urdu",
          "roman": "sadar-e-mamlakat",
          "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
          "word": "صدر مملکت"
        },
        {
          "code": "uz",
          "lang": "Uzbek",
          "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
          "word": "davlat boshligʻi"
        },
        {
          "alt": "元首國家",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
          "word": "nguyên thủ quốc gia"
        },
        {
          "alt": "國長",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
          "word": "quốc trưởng"
        }
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "head of state"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "head of state"
}
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "heads of state",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "heads of state"
      },
      "expansion": "head of state (plural heads of state)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "head of government"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "categories": [
        "English countable nouns",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English entries with topic categories using raw markup",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English nouns",
        "English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
        "Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations",
        "en:Heads of state",
        "en:People"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The chief public representative of a nation having duties, privileges and responsibilities varying greatly depending on the constitutional rules; a monarch in a monarchy, and often styled president in a republic, but variations such as collegiality exist."
      ],
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        [
          "chief",
          "chief"
        ],
        [
          "public",
          "public"
        ],
        [
          "representative",
          "representative"
        ],
        [
          "nation",
          "nation"
        ],
        [
          "duties",
          "duties"
        ],
        [
          "privilege",
          "privilege"
        ],
        [
          "responsibilities",
          "responsibilities"
        ],
        [
          "constitution",
          "constitution"
        ],
        [
          "monarch",
          "monarch"
        ],
        [
          "monarchy",
          "monarchy"
        ],
        [
          "president",
          "president"
        ],
        [
          "republic",
          "republic"
        ]
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "head of state"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
      "word": "staatshoof"
    },
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "indefinite",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "krye i shtetit m kreu i shtetit"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "raʔīs dawla",
      "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "رَئِيس دَوْلَة"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "petutʻyan ġekavar",
      "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
      "word": "պետության ղեկավար"
    },
    {
      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "xefe d'estáu"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
      "word": "dövlət başçısı"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
      "word": "estatuburu"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "kiraŭník dzjaržávy",
      "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "кіраўні́к дзяржа́вы"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "raśṭroprodhan",
      "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
      "word": "রাষ্ট্রপ্রধান"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "dǎržáven glavá",
      "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "държа́вен глава́"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cap d'estat"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
      "word": "國家元首"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "guójiā yuánshǒu",
      "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
      "word": "国家元首"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yuánshǒu",
      "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
      "word": "元首"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
      "word": "政府首腦"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zhèngfǔ shǒunǎo",
      "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
      "word": "政府首脑"
    },
    {
      "code": "cv",
      "lang": "Chuvash",
      "roman": "patšalăh puślăh̬ĕ",
      "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
      "word": "патшалӑх пуҫлӑхӗ"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hlava státu"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "statsoverhoved"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "staatshoofd"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
      "word": "ŝtatestro"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
      "word": "riigipea"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
      "word": "valtionpäämies"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "chef d’État"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "xefe de estado"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "saxelmc̣ipos metauri",
      "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
      "word": "სახელმწიფოს მეთაური"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Staatsoberhaupt"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Staatschef"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "epikefalís tou krátous",
      "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "επικεφαλής του κράτους"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "rosh m'diná",
      "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "רֹאשׁ־מְדִינָה"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "rāṣṭrapramukh",
      "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "राष्ट्रप्रमुख"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "rāṣṭrādhyakṣ",
      "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "राष्ट्राध्यक्ष"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "rājyapramukh",
      "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "राज्यप्रमुख"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
      "word": "államfő"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "þjóðhöfðingi"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
      "word": "kepala negara"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ceann stáit"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "capo di stato"
    },
    {
      "alt": "こっかげんしゅ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kokkagenshu",
      "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
      "word": "国家元首"
    },
    {
      "alt": "げんしゅ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "genshu",
      "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
      "word": "元首"
    },
    {
      "code": "krc",
      "lang": "Karachay-Balkar",
      "roman": "qralnı başçısı",
      "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
      "word": "къралны башчысы"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "memleket basşysy",
      "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
      "word": "мемлекет басшысы"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "prɑɑmuk rŏət",
      "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
      "word": "ប្រមុខរដ្ឋ"
    },
    {
      "alt": "國家元首",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "gukgawonsu",
      "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
      "word": "국가원수"
    },
    {
      "alt": "元首",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "wonsu",
      "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
      "word": "원수"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
      "word": "serokdewlet"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
      "word": "serdewlet"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "mamleket başcısı",
      "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
      "word": "мамлекет башчысы"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "valsts vadītājs"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "valstybės vadovas"
    },
    {
      "code": "lb",
      "lang": "Luxembourgish",
      "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Staatschef"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "šef na državata",
      "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "шеф на државата"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
      "word": "ketua negara"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "rāṣṭrattalavaṉ",
      "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
      "word": "രാഷ്ട്രത്തലവൻ"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "rāṣṭrapramukh",
      "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
      "word": "राष्ट्रप्रमुख"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "töriin tergüün",
      "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "төрийн тэргүүн"
    },
    {
      "code": "ne",
      "lang": "Nepali",
      "roman": "rāṣṭrapramukh",
      "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
      "word": "राष्ट्रप्रमुख"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "statsoverhode"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "statsoverhovud"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cap d'estat"
    },
    {
      "code": "or",
      "lang": "Odia",
      "roman": "raṣṭrômukhyô",
      "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
      "word": "ରାଷ୍ଟ୍ରମୁଖ୍ୟ"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "ra'is-e kešvar",
      "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
      "word": "رئیس کشور"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "głowa państwa"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "chefe de estado"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "șef de stat"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "glavá gosudárstva",
      "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "глава́ госуда́рства"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "шеф државе"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "поглавар државе"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "поглавар државни"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "šef države"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "poglavar države"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "poglavar državni"
    },
    {
      "code": "si",
      "lang": "Sinhalese",
      "roman": "rājya nāyaka",
      "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
      "word": "රාජ්ය නායක"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hlava štátu"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "vodja države"
    },
    {
      "code": "alt",
      "lang": "Southern Altai",
      "roman": "el baščï",
      "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
      "word": "эл башчы"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "jefe de estado"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mandatario"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
      "word": "mkuu wa nchi"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
      "word": "mkuu wa dola"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "statschef"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "statsöverhuvud"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
      "word": "pinuno ng estado"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "sardori davlat",
      "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
      "word": "сардори давлат"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "nāṭṭut talaivar",
      "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
      "word": "நாட்டுத் தலைவர்"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "bprà-múk-hɛ̀ng-rát",
      "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
      "word": "ประมุขแห่งรัฐ"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
      "word": "devlet başkanı"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "holová deržávy",
      "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "голова́ держа́ви"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "sarabrāh riyāsat",
      "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "سربراہ ریاست"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "sadar-e-mamlakat",
      "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
      "word": "صدر مملکت"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
      "word": "davlat boshligʻi"
    },
    {
      "alt": "元首國家",
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
      "word": "nguyên thủ quốc gia"
    },
    {
      "alt": "國長",
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "the chief public representative of a nation",
      "word": "quốc trưởng"
    }
  ],
  "word": "head of state"
}

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