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Head of State
Head of State in Constitutional Law
From the Comparative Constitutions Project: A head of state or chief of state is the chief public representative of a nationstate, federation or commonwealth, whose role generally includes personifying the continuity and legitimacy of the state and exercising the political powers, functions and duties granted to the head of state in the country’s constitution.
Hierarchical Display of Head of State
Politics > Political framework > Political institution
Politics > Political framework > Political system > Presidential régime
Politics > Electoral procedure and voting > Election > Presidential election
Politics > Political framework > Political system > Monocracy
Politics > Politics and public safety > Politics > Political behaviour > Personalisation of power
International Relations > International affairs > International affairs > International meeting > Summit meeting
Politics > Politics and public safety > Politics > Political figure
International Relations > International affairs > International affairs > Official visit
Head of State
Concept of Head of State
See the dictionary definition of Head of State.
Characteristics of Head of State
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Translation of Head of State
- Spanish: Jefe de Estado
- French: Chef d’État
- German: Staatschef
- Italian: Capo di Stato
- Portuguese: Chefe de Estado
- Polish: Głowa państwa
Thesaurus of Head of State
Politics > Political framework > Political institution > Head of State
Politics > Political framework > Political system > Presidential régime > Head of State
Politics > Electoral procedure and voting > Election > Presidential election > Head of State
Politics > Political framework > Political system > Monocracy > Head of State
Politics > Politics and public safety > Politics > Political behaviour > Personalisation of power > Head of State
International Relations > International affairs > International affairs > International meeting > Summit meeting > Head of State
Politics > Politics and public safety > Politics > Political figure > Head of State
International Relations > International affairs > International affairs > Official visit > Head of State
See also
- Presidential régime
- Presidential election
- Monocracy
- Personalisation of power
- Summit meeting
- Political figure
- Official visit
- President of the republic
- King
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