Meanings
nounhead of government (plural heads of government or (rare) heads of governments)
plural heads of government · plural rare heads of governments
- The chief officer of the executive branch of a government, often presiding over a cabinet; usually called Prime Minister (in a parliamentary system) or President (in a presidential system).
Translations
Arabic رَئِيس الحُكُومَة
- رَئِيس الحُكُومَة (raʔīs al-ḥukūma)chief officer of the executive branch of a government
Bulgarian глава́ на прави́телството
- глава́ на прави́телството (glavá na pravítelstvoto)chief officer of the executive branch of a government
Catalan cap de govern
- cap de governchief officer of the executive branch of a government
Chinese Mandarin 政府首腦 /政府首脑
- 政府首腦 /政府首脑 (zhèngfǔ shǒunǎo)chief officer of the executive branch of a government
Czech hlava vlády
- hlava vládychief officer of the executive branch of a government
Danish regeringschef
- regeringschefchief officer of the executive branch of a government
Dutch regeringsleider
- regeringsleiderchief officer of the executive branch of a government
Estonian valitsusjuht
- valitsusjuhtchief officer of the executive branch of a government
Finnish hallituksen päämies
- hallituksen päämieschief officer of the executive branch of a government
French chef du gouvernement
- chef du gouvernementchief officer of the executive branch of a government
German Regierungschef
- Regierungschefchief officer of the executive branch of a government
Hindi शासनप्रमुख
- शासनप्रमुख (śāsnapramukh)chief officer of the executive branch of a government
Hungarian kormányfő
- kormányfőchief officer of the executive branch of a government
Indonesian kepala pemerintahan
- kepala pemerintahanchief officer of the executive branch of a government
Italian capo del governo
- capo del governochief officer of the executive branch of a government
Japanese 政府の長
- 政府の長 (seifu no chō)chief officer of the executive branch of a government
Korean 행정부 수반
- 행정부 수반 (haengjeongbu suban)chief officer of the executive branch of a government
Malay ketua kerajaan
- ketua kerajaanchief officer of the executive branch of a government
Norwegian Bokmål regjeringssjef
- regjeringssjefchief officer of the executive branch of a government
Persian رئیس دولت
- رئیس دولت (ra'is-e dowlat)chief officer of the executive branch of a government
Polish szef rządu
- szef rząduchief officer of the executive branch of a government
Portuguese chefe de governo
- chefe de governochief officer of the executive branch of a government
Romanian șef de guvern
- șef de guvernchief officer of the executive branch of a government
Russian глава́ прави́тельства
- глава́ прави́тельства (glavá pravítelʹstva)chief officer of the executive branch of a government
Slovak hlava vlády
- hlava vládychief officer of the executive branch of a government
Spanish jefe de gobierno
- jefe de gobiernochief officer of the executive branch of a government
Swedish regeringschef
- regeringschefchief officer of the executive branch of a government
Tagalog pinuno ng pamahalaan
- pinuno ng pamahalaanchief officer of the executive branch of a government
Turkish hükûmet başkanı
- hükûmet başkanıchief officer of the executive branch of a government
Ukrainian голова́ у́ряду
- голова́ у́ряду (holová úrjadu)chief officer of the executive branch of a government
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APA
head of government. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/head%20of%20government
MLA
“head of government.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/head%20of%20government. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
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