Concept information
Preferred term
chiefs of state
Definition
- The country's leader who symbolizes the nation and presides over ceremonial functions. In many countries this responsibility is fulfilled by a monarch or figurehead with little governmental authority, or an official whose post was created to shelter the chief executive from ceremonial drudgery. [Source: Student's Guide to the Presidency; Chief of State]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/chiefs_of_state
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