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| | Head of state - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | A head of state or chief of state is an individual who serves as the chief public representative of a nation-state, federation or commonwealth. |
 | | His or her 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. |
 | | At state banquets, for example, toasts are made to the head of state, (eg, "Her Majesty the Queen of Australia"), never a governor-general, except in so far as a personal toast may be proposed subsequently to "Governor-General and Mrs Smith" as hosts of, or guests at, the banquet. |
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