head of state

英 [ˌhed əv ˈsteɪt]

美 [ˌhed əv ˈsteɪt]

n. 国家元首

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noun

国家元首
the official leader of a country who is sometimes also the leader of the government

国家元首（如总统、国王或女王）
Ahead of stateis the leader of a country, for example a president, king, or queen.

noun

the chief public representative of a country who may also be the head of government
Synonym:chief of state

The head of state addressed the nation over the radio
这位国家元首通过广播向全国发表了讲话。
In britain, the constitutional head of state is the queen.
在英国，宪法规定的国家元首是女王。
Mr Chirac is the first former head of state to be sentenced in the fifth Republic.
希拉克是法国第五共和国第一位被判刑的前国家首脑。
The Head of State of a great power was visiting a small country.
某大国国家元首正访问一个很小的国家。
Who is canada's head of state?
加拿大的国家元首是谁？
The function of head of state is performed by the president.
国家的代表职能由总统来执行。
A monarchy with a king or queen as head of state.
国王和王后作为国家元首的君主政体。
The parliament then elects a president, who functions as the head of state.
然后再由国会选举总统，作为国家元首。
For example, the queen is the head of state, but she has no real power.
例如，女王是国家首脑，但她没有实权。
He has thereby become the first head of state, and the first IOC member, to achieve this. but lay there, trembling and listening, in the extreme of fear and curiosity;
他因此成为第一个到达北极点的国家元首和国际奥委会成员。我蜷缩在桶里，哆哆嗦嗦地侧耳倾听，恐惧和好奇都达到了极点。