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head of government

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The chief officer of the executive branch of a government, often presiding over a cabinet; usually called Prime Minister (in a parliamentary system) or President (in a presidential system).

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Across languages

Translations

45 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: krye i qeverisë — chief officer of the executive branch of a government
  • Albanian: kreu i qeverisë — chief officer of the executive branch of a government
  • Arabic: رَئِيس الحُكُومَة (raʔīs al-ḥukūma) — chief officer of the executive branch of a government
  • Belarusian: кіраўні́к ура́да (kirawník uráda) — chief officer of the executive branch of a government
  • Bulgarian: глава́ на прави́телството (glavá na pravítelstvoto) — chief officer of the executive branch of a government
  • Catalan: cap de govern — chief officer of the executive branch of a government
  • Chinese Mandarin: 政府首腦 /政府首脑 (zhèngfǔ shǒunǎo) — chief officer of the executive branch of a government
  • Czech: hlava vlády — chief officer of the executive branch of a government
  • Danish: regeringschef — chief officer of the executive branch of a government
  • Dutch: regeringsleider — chief officer of the executive branch of a government
  • Estonian: valitsusjuht — chief officer of the executive branch of a government
  • Finnish: hallituksen päämies — chief officer of the executive branch of a government
  • French: chef du gouvernement — chief officer of the executive branch of a government
  • Georgian: მთავრობის მეთაური (mtavrobis metauri) — chief officer of the executive branch of a government
  • Georgian: მთავრობის ხელმძღვანელი (mtavrobis xelmʒɣvaneli) — chief officer of the executive branch of a government
  • Georgian: ხელისუფლების მეთაური (xelisuplebis metauri) — chief officer of the executive branch of a government
  • German: Regierungschef — chief officer of the executive branch of a government
  • Hindi: शासनप्रमुख (śāsnapramukh) — chief officer of the executive branch of a government
  • Hungarian: kormányfő — chief officer of the executive branch of a government
  • Indonesian: kepala pemerintahan — chief officer of the executive branch of a government
  • Italian: capo del governo — chief officer of the executive branch of a government
  • Japanese: 政府の長 (seifu no chō) — chief officer of the executive branch of a government
  • Khmer: ប្រមុខរដ្ឋាភិបាល (prɑmuk rŏətthaaphibaal) — chief officer of the executive branch of a government
  • Korean: 행정부 수반 (haengjeongbu suban) — chief officer of the executive branch of a government
  • Macedonian: шеф на владата (šef na vladata) — chief officer of the executive branch of a government
  • Malay: ketua kerajaan — chief officer of the executive branch of a government
  • Norwegian Bokmål: regjeringssjef — chief officer of the executive branch of a government
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: regjeringsleiar — chief officer of the executive branch of a government
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: regjeringssjef — chief officer of the executive branch of a government
  • Persian: رئیس دولت (ra'is-e dowlat) — chief officer of the executive branch of a government
  • Polish: szef rządu — chief officer of the executive branch of a government
  • Portuguese: chefe de governo — chief officer of the executive branch of a government
  • Romanian: șef de guvern — chief officer of the executive branch of a government
  • Russian: глава́ прави́тельства (glavá pravítelʹstva) — chief officer of the executive branch of a government
  • Serbo-Croatian: шеф владе — chief officer of the executive branch of a government
  • Serbo-Croatian: šef vlade — chief officer of the executive branch of a government
  • Sicilian: capu dû guvernu — chief officer of the executive branch of a government
  • Slovak: hlava vlády — chief officer of the executive branch of a government
  • Slovene: vodja vlade — chief officer of the executive branch of a government
  • Spanish: jefe de gobierno — chief officer of the executive branch of a government
  • Swedish: regeringschef — chief officer of the executive branch of a government
  • Tagalog: pinuno ng pamahalaan — chief officer of the executive branch of a government
  • Tajik: сардори хукумат (sardor-i xukumat) — chief officer of the executive branch of a government
  • Turkish: hükûmet başkanı — chief officer of the executive branch of a government
  • Ukrainian: голова́ у́ряду (holová úrjadu) — chief officer of the executive branch of a government