head of state

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Rodriguez, who is acting head of state, appointed General Gustavo Gonzalez Lopez to lead the Defense Ministry.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

Iran’s supreme leader serves as the country’s head of state, commander in chief of the armed forces and the highest authority in its political and religious system.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

Schwarzenegger, 78, served as the state’s 38th governor and last Republican head of state from 2003 to 2011.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

Turnbull -- who served as prime minister from 2015 to 2018 -- led the country's Republic Movement's unsuccessful 1999 referendum bid to replace the British monarchy with an Australian head of state.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

We would be told shortly who our new head of state was.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie