head of state

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• /ˌhɛd əv ˈsteɪt/
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102 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Afrikaans: staatshoof — the chief public representative of a nation
• Albanian: krye i shtetit m kreu i shtetit — the chief public representative of a nation
• Southern Altai: эл башчы (el baščï) — the chief public representative of a nation
• Arabic: رَئِيس دَوْلَة (raʔīs dawla) — the chief public representative of a nation
• Armenian: պետության ղեկավար (petutʻyan ġekavar) — the chief public representative of a nation
• Asturian: xefe d'estáu — the chief public representative of a nation
• Azerbaijani: dövlət başçısı — the chief public representative of a nation
• Basque: estatuburu — the chief public representative of a nation
• Belarusian: кіраўні́к дзяржа́вы (kirawník dzjaržávy) — the chief public representative of a nation
• Bengali: রাষ্ট্রপ্রধান (raśṭroprodhan) — the chief public representative of a nation
• Bulgarian: държа́вен глава́ (dǎržáven glavá) — the chief public representative of a nation
• Catalan: cap d'estat — the chief public representative of a nation
• Chinese Mandarin: 國家元首 /国家元首 (guójiā yuánshǒu) — the chief public representative of a nation
• Chinese Mandarin: 元首 (yuánshǒu) — the chief public representative of a nation
• Chinese Mandarin: 政府首腦 /政府首脑 (zhèngfǔ shǒunǎo) — the chief public representative of a nation
• Chuvash: патшалӑх пуҫлӑхӗ (patšalăh puślăh̬ĕ) — the chief public representative of a nation
• Corsican: capu di statu — the chief public representative of a nation
• Czech: hlava státu — the chief public representative of a nation
• Danish: statsoverhoved — the chief public representative of a nation
• Dutch: staatshoofd — the chief public representative of a nation
• Esperanto: ŝtatestro — the chief public representative of a nation
• Estonian: riigipea — the chief public representative of a nation
• Finnish: valtionpäämies — the chief public representative of a nation
• French: chef d'État — the chief public representative of a nation
• West-Frisian: steatshaad — the chief public representative of a nation
• Galician: xefe de estado — the chief public representative of a nation
• Georgian: სახელმწიფოს მეთაური (saxelmc̣ipos metauri) — the chief public representative of a nation
• German: Staatsoberhaupt — the chief public representative of a nation
• German: Staatschef — the chief public representative of a nation
• Greek: επικεφαλής του κράτους (epikefalís tou krátous) — the chief public representative of a nation
• Hebrew: רֹאשׁ־מְדִינָה (rosh m'diná) — the chief public representative of a nation
• Hindi: राष्ट्रप्रमुख (rāṣṭrapramukh) — the chief public representative of a nation
• Hindi: राष्ट्राध्यक्ष (rāṣṭrādhyakṣ) — the chief public representative of a nation
• Hindi: राज्यप्रमुख (rājyapramukh) — the chief public representative of a nation
• Hungarian: államfő — the chief public representative of a nation
• Icelandic: þjóðhöfðingi — the chief public representative of a nation
• Indonesian: kepala negara — the chief public representative of a nation
• Irish: ceann stáit — the chief public representative of a nation
• Italian: capo di stato — the chief public representative of a nation
• Japanese: 国家元首 (kokkagenshu) — the chief public representative of a nation
• Japanese: 元首 (genshu) — the chief public representative of a nation
• Karachay-Balkar: къралны башчысы (qralnı başçısı) — the chief public representative of a nation
• Kazakh: мемлекет басшысы (memleket basşysy) — the chief public representative of a nation
• Khmer: ប្រមុខរដ្ឋ (prɑɑmuk rŏət) — the chief public representative of a nation
• Korean: 국가원수 (gukgawonsu) — the chief public representative of a nation
• Korean: 원수 (wonsu) — the chief public representative of a nation
• Northern Kurdish: serokdewlet — the chief public representative of a nation
• Northern Kurdish: serdewlet — the chief public representative of a nation
• Kyrgyz: мамлекет башчысы (mamleket başcısı) — the chief public representative of a nation
• Latvian: valsts vadītājs — the chief public representative of a nation
• Lithuanian: valstybės vadovas — the chief public representative of a nation
• Luxembourgish: Staatschef — the chief public representative of a nation
• Macedonian: шеф на државата (šef na državata) — the chief public representative of a nation
• Malay: ketua negara — the chief public representative of a nation
• Malayalam: രാഷ്ട്രത്തലവൻ (rāṣṭrattalavaṉ) — the chief public representative of a nation
• Marathi: राष्ट्रप्रमुख (rāṣṭrapramukh) — the chief public representative of a nation
• Mongolian: төрийн тэргүүн (töriin tergüün) — the chief public representative of a nation
• Nepali: राष्ट्रप्रमुख (rāṣṭrapramukh) — the chief public representative of a nation
• Norman: chef d'Êtat — the chief public representative of a nation
• Norman: chef d'État — the chief public representative of a nation
• Norman: chef d'êtat — the chief public representative of a nation
• Norman: chef d'état — the chief public representative of a nation
• Norwegian Bokmål: statsoverhode — the chief public representative of a nation
• Norwegian Nynorsk: statsoverhovud — the chief public representative of a nation
• Occitan: cap d'estat — the chief public representative of a nation
• Odia: ରାଷ୍ଟ୍ରମୁଖ୍ୟ (rāṣṭramukhya) — the chief public representative of a nation
• Persian: رئیس کشور (ra'is-e kešvar) — the chief public representative of a nation
• Polish: głowa państwa — the chief public representative of a nation
• Portuguese: chefe de estado — the chief public representative of a nation
• Romanian: șef de stat — the chief public representative of a nation
• Russian: глава́ госуда́рства (glavá gosudárstva) — the chief public representative of a nation
• Sardinian: capu de istadu — the chief public representative of a nation
• Sardinian: cabu de istadu — the chief public representative of a nation
• Scots: heid o state — the chief public representative of a nation
• Serbo-Croatian: шеф државе — the chief public representative of a nation
• Serbo-Croatian: поглавар државе — the chief public representative of a nation
• Serbo-Croatian: поглавар државни — the chief public representative of a nation
• Serbo-Croatian: šef države — the chief public representative of a nation
• Serbo-Croatian: poglavar države — the chief public representative of a nation
• Serbo-Croatian: poglavar državni — the chief public representative of a nation
• Sicilian: capu di statu — the chief public representative of a nation
• Sinhalese: රාජ්ය නායක (rājya nāyaka) — the chief public representative of a nation
• Slovak: hlava štátu — the chief public representative of a nation
• Slovene: vodja države — the chief public representative of a nation
• Spanish: jefe de estado — the chief public representative of a nation
• Spanish: mandatario — the chief public representative of a nation
• Swahili: mkuu wa nchi — the chief public representative of a nation
• Swahili: mkuu wa dola — the chief public representative of a nation
• Swedish: statschef — the chief public representative of a nation
• Swedish: statsöverhuvud — the chief public representative of a nation
• Tagalog: pinuno ng estado — the chief public representative of a nation
• Tajik: сардори давлат (sardor-i davlat) — the chief public representative of a nation
• Tamil: நாட்டுத் தலைவர் (nāṭṭut talaivar) — the chief public representative of a nation
• Thai: ประมุขแห่งรัฐ (bprà-múk-hɛ̀ng-rát) — the chief public representative of a nation
• Turkish: devlet başkanı — the chief public representative of a nation
• Ukrainian: голова́ держа́ви (holová deržávy) — the chief public representative of a nation
• Urdu: سربراہ ریاست (sarabrāh riyāsat) — the chief public representative of a nation
• Urdu: صدر مملکت (sadar-e-mamlakat) — the chief public representative of a nation
• Uzbek: davlat boshligʻi — the chief public representative of a nation
• Vietnamese: nguyên thủ quốc gia — the chief public representative of a nation
• Vietnamese: quốc trưởng — the chief public representative of a nation
• West Flemish: stoatshoofd — the chief public representative of a nation