head of state

英 [ˌhed əv ˈsteɪt]

美 [ˌhed əv ˈsteɪt]

n. 国家元首

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牛津词典

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 function of head of state is performed by the president.
国家的代表职能由总统来执行。
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。
And certainly no head of state.
当然也没有国家元首。
The head of state is the Federal President, who is directly elected.
国家首脑是联邦总统，他是由直接选举产生的。
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。
In the United states, the president is both head of state and head of government.
在美国，总统是国家元首同时也是政府首脑。
Queen is the head of state and of the commonwealth.
女王为国家元首和英联邦元首。
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。
I like any head of state reserve the right to act unilaterally if necessary to defend my nation.
与任何国家元首一样，我保留在必要时采取单边行动保卫自己国家的权利。
He was the first European head of state to visit their country.
他是第一个访问该国的欧洲首脑，他们用隆重的礼仪来欢迎他。