government leader
Nation's top official
A government leader is a person who holds a principal position of authority in a state or nation—presidents, prime ministers, chancellors, monarchs, dictators.
The term is deliberately broad, covering both elected officials and those who seized power: Government leaders from twelve nations attended the summit.
It often appears in news contexts where the specific title varies by country.
- presidentElected leader of nation
- head of stateNation's chief representative
- prime ministerLeader of a parliamentary state
- dictatorRuler with total control
- rulerOne who governs
monarch · chancellor · tyrant · commander · authority · political power · throne · public office · power · election · term limits · cabinet · parliament · decree · summit · diplomat · state visit · administration
government leaderordinary citizen
citizen · private citizen · subject · governed · commoner
government leadernobody
Inconsequential person
average person · man on the street · everyman · foot soldier · grunt
government leadercitizen
Legal national member
stateless person · anarchist · dissident · subject · political prisoner
government, govern, governor, governess, governance, governmental, governing, governed, governs