This is the force, in our time and in every other time, that urges the paranoiac and the manic-depressive to become head of a state.

Another Yankee became so disgusted as to state: `` I wish to God one half of our officers were knocked in the head by slinging them against ( the other half ) ''.

Since the adoption of a new constitution, early in 2010, the politics of Angola takes place in a framework of a presidential republic, whereby the President of Angola is both head of state and head of government, and of a multi-party system.

The politics of Antigua and Barbuda takes place in a framework of a federal parliamentary representative democratic monarchy, wherein the Sovereign of Antigua and Barbuda is the head of state, appointing a Governor-General to act as vice-regal representative in the nation.

As head of state, Queen Elizabeth II is represented in Antigua and Barbuda by a governor general who acts on the advice of the prime minister and the cabinet.

* 1980 – Vigdís Finnbogadóttir is elected President of Iceland and becomes the world's first democratically elected female head of state

* 1925 – Paul von Hindenburg defeats Wilhelm Marx in the second round of the German presidential election to become the first directly elected head of state of the Weimar Republic.

Until the dissolution of Holy Roman Empire and mediatization of smaller imperial fiefs by Napoleon, the evangelical Abbess of Quedlinburg was also per officio the head of that reichsunmittelbar state.

" He points to the fact that the Pope claims universal jurisdiction and he therefore argues that " it would be intolerable to have, as the sovereign of a Protestant and free country, one who owes any allegiance to the head of any other state " and contends that if such situation came about " we will have undone centuries of common law.

* 2007 – Boris Yeltsin's funeral – the first to be sanctioned by the Russian Orthodox Church for a head of state since the funeral of Emperor Alexander III in 1894.

Notable examples of bodyguards include the Roman Praetorian Guard or the Ottoman Janissaries — though, in both cases, the protectors sometimes became assassins themselves, exploiting their power to make the head of state a virtual hostage or killing the very leaders they were supposed to protect.

After killing a police officer and a civilian, Rector shot himself in the head, leading to what his lawyers said was a state where he could still talk but did not understand the idea of death.

The Presidency is the head of state and it is mainly responsible for the foreign policy and proposing the budget.

Politics of Botswana takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Botswana is both head of state and head of government, and of a multi-party system.

The politics of Brazil take place in a framework of a federal presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President is both head of state and head of government, and of a multi-party system.

Finally, on 10 November 1989, at the November plenum of BCP Todor Zhivkov was dismissed as a long-time party leader and head of state and the communist regime gave way to democratic elections and government.

The Politics of Burkina Faso takes place in a framework of a presidential republic, whereby the President of Burkina Faso is both head of state and head of government, and of a multi-party system.

Politics of Burundi takes place in a framework of a transitional presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Burundi is both head of state and head of government, and of a multi-party system.

Karmal was appointed Deputy Chairman of the Revolutionary Council, synonymous with vice head of state, in the communist government.

After becoming head of state in 1933, Adolf Hitler ignored the Versailles Treaty provisions.

Because in early Anglo-Latin writing, paterfamilias (" head of a family, householder ") usually referred to a ceorl, Donald A. Bullough suggests that Alcuin's family was of cierlisc status: i. e., free but subordinate to a noble lord, and that Alcuin and other members of his family rose to prominence through beneficial connections with the aristocracy.

Acute aphasia disorders usually develop quickly as a result of head injury or stroke, and progressive forms of aphasia develop slowly from a brain tumor, infection, or dementia.

In accordance with this double meaning, the Aegis appears in works of art sometimes as an animal's skin thrown over the shoulders and arms, and sometimes as a cuirass, with a border of snakes corresponding to the tassels of Homer, usually with the Gorgon head, the gorgoneion, in the centre.

In accordance with this double meaning, the ægis appears in works of art sometimes as an animal's skin thrown over the shoulders and arms, and sometimes as a cuirass, with a border of snakes corresponding to the tassels of Homer, usually with the Gorgon's head, the gorgoneion, in the centre.

The goddess Bast sometimes was depicted holding a ceremonial sistrum in one hand and an aegis in the other – the aegis usually resembling a collar or gorget embellished with a lioness head.

On top of the spray chamber is a burner head that produces a flame that is laterally long ( usually 5 – 10 cm ) and only a few mm deep.

The Throwing lance usually consisted of three parts: a wooden shaft, a bone ring or belt, and the compound head that was made with a barbed bonehead and a stone tip.

It is located in the head, usually close to the primary sensory organs for such senses as vision, hearing, balance, taste, and smell.

; Presiding Bishop or President Bishop: These titles are often used for the head of a national Anglican church, but the title is not usually associated with a particular episcopal see like the title of a primate.

Rather, the bishop is head of a titular see, which is usually an ancient city that used to have a bishop, but, for some reason or other, does not have one now.

Each department is led by a department head, usually a member of the faculty of that department.

A CT scan of the head is usually performed first when the subject is symptomatic.

There is usually a " resonance head " on the underside of the drum, these are usually tuned to a slightly lower pitch than the top drumhead.

** coathanger – slang for high contact to the head, usually by a stiff arm, which causes a player to land flat on their back.

For a handed snap, the snapper will usually have his head up, facing opponents.

In protocolary terms, states are distinguished as monarchy or republic depending on the style ( and usually mode of accession, see below ) of their head of state, a typical constitutional provision, but as such this is not defining for the actual political system, which often evolves significantly, or can remain unaltered in other respects despite a transition from monarchy to republic ( or, rarer, vice versa ).

In republics with a parliamentary system ( such as India, Germany, Austria, Italy and Israel ) the head of state is usually titled " president " or its equivalent, but the main functions of such a president are ceremonial, as opposed to the president in a presidential or semi-presidential system.

The head of state also signs international treaties on behalf of the state, or has them signed in his / her name by ministers ( government members or diplomats ); subsequent ratification, when necessary, usually rests with the legislature.

In other systems there are usually fixed terms, but the head of state retains authority to dissolve the legislature in certain circumstances.

In a republic, the head of state is nowadays usually styled President, and usually their permanent constitutions provide for election, but many have or had other titles and even specific constitutional positions ( see below ), and some have used simply ' head of state ' as their only formal title.

The U. S. president appoints Rogers, in his civilian identity, as head of the nation's security, replacing Norman Osborn.

Politics of Gabon takes place in a framework of a republic whereby the President of Gabon is head of state and in effect, also the head of government, since he appoints the prime minister and his cabinet.

; Appoints the government: The President appoints the Taoiseach ( head of government ) and other ministers, and accepts their resignations.

He is the head of the Cabinet and appoints and dismisses the Ministers of State ; the literal translation of the Japanese name for the office is Minister for the Comprehensive Administration of the Cabinet or Minister that Presides over the Cabinet.

As head of government, the president appoints a cabinet of ministers who are led in their day-to-day activities by the Vice President.

The monarch appoints a Prime Minister as the head of Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom, guided by the strict convention that the Prime Minister should be the member of the House of Commons most likely to be able to form a Government with the support of that House.

** U. S. President Gerald Ford appoints Vice President Nelson Rockefeller to head a special commission looking into alleged domestic abuses by the CIA.

He appoints the Prime Minister who also is the head of government.

The president is chief of state, chairs a council of ministers, appoints a prime minister, who with the legislature ’ s consent, serves as head of government.

Whereas the Weimar Constitution provided the president with far-reaching executive powers, the Federal President's main functions are representative and ceremonial, though as head of state he signs bills into laws and appoints federal officials.

The president appoints the prime minister, who is the head of government.

Queen Elizabeth II is head of state and is represented in Bermuda by a Governor, whom she appoints.

Since 1986, however, they are fully independent entities, although the Queen still appoints governors on the advice of the state head of government, the premier.

The mayor presides over the Borough Council, appoints various boards and committees, oversees borough administration, and serves as the borough's ceremonial head.

Like the others before him, Duncan is appalled at what Atreides rule has become, but Leto appoints him as the head of his otherwise all-female military, the Fish Speakers.

The mayor appoints a large number of officials, including commissioners who head city departments, and his or her deputy mayors.

The governor appoints these department heads, who, other than the head of the Department of Military Affairs and the chairs of the Metropolitan Council and the Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission, are called commissioners.

With the powerful Macro gone, Caligula appoints Tiberius's former adviser Longinus ( John Steiner ) as his right-hand man, and pronounces the docile Senator Chaerea ( Paolo Bonacelli ) as the new head of the Praetorian Guard.

Due to the central role of the President of Russia in the political system, the activities of the executive branch ( including the Prime Minister ) are significantly influenced by the head of state ( for example, it is the President who appoints and dismisses the Prime Minister and other members of the Government ; the President may chair the meetings of the cabinet and give obligatory orders to the Prime Minister and other members of the Government, the President may also revoke any act of the Government ).

The President is the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, head of the Cabinet, appoints the prime minister, and could dissolve parliament ( after one year has passed since the convening of parliament after a parliamentary election ) The 17th constitutional amendment of 2001 reduced certain powers of the President in particular in regard to the appointment of the upper judiciary and independent commissions such as the election commission or the bribery and corruption commission.

The House of Commons of Canada appoints the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada to head the agency.

The Attorney General also superintends the Crown Prosecution Service and appoints its head, the Director of Public Prosecutions.