head of state
official who holds the highest-ranked protocol position in a sovereign state
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Summary
head of state is a type of position[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of type of position entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,410 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: public office[3]
- Subclass of: statesperson[4], leader[5]
- Part of: state[6]
- Commons category: Heads of state[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Heads of state[8]
- Topic has template: Template:Infobox monarch[9]
- Main Wikidata property: P35[10], P1906[11]
- Different from: head of government[12]
- Female form of label: jefa de Estado[13], cheffe d'État[14], ŝtatestrino[15], chefino di stato[16], ראשת מדינה[17], cap d'estat[18], кіраўніца дзяржавы[19], valstybės vadovė[20], xefa de estado[21]
- Male form of label: chef d'État[22], jefe de Estado[23], valstybės vadovas[24], xefe de estado[25]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[26]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Heads of state and government[27]
Why It Matters
head of state has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 80 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]