General Secretary of the Communist Party
The title of General Secretary or First Secretary is commonly used for the leaders of most communist parties. When a communist party is the ruling party of a socialist state—often labeled as communist states by external observers—the general secretary is typically the country's de facto leader. It is not uncommon for this leader to also assume state-level positions, such as president or premiership, thereby also becoming the de jure leader of the state. The position of general secretary is typically elected by the communist party's central committee, and the holder of this title also frequently serves on the communist party's politburo and secretariat.
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George Washington, the first president of the United States, set the precedent for an executive head of state in republican systems of government