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Head of government
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Head of government
Head of government
is a generic term used for either the highest or second highest official in the executive branch of a
sovereign state
, a
federated state
, or a
self-governing colony
who often presides over a
cabinet
. The term "head of government" is often used differentiating it from the term "
head of state
", e.g. as in article 7 of the
Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties
, article 1 of the
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Internationally Protected Persons, including Diplomatic Agents
and the United Nations protocol list. The authority of a head of government, and the relationship between that position and other state institutions (such as a
head of state
and
legislature
) varies greatly among sovereign states, depending largely on the particular constitutional model chosen.
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