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

Persons appointed by a head of state to head executive departments of government and act as official advisers.
被政府的首脑指定的人员，领导政府的行政部门和担当职务顾问。
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。
Australia is a Commonwealth of states with the queen as its titular head of state.
澳大利亚是联邦国家，英国女王是其名义上的国家元首。
Queen is the head of state and of the commonwealth.
女王为国家元首和英联邦元首。
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。
The government provided an armed escort for the visiting head of State.
政府为到访的元首派出了武装卫队。
The President cannot rudely ignore a head of state.
总统不能无礼地对一位国家元首不屑一顾。
The President, who is the head of state, has a largely ceremonial role.
总统作为国家元首更多的是一种形式上的角色。
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。
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。