(idiomatic) Lately; recently.

The chief officer of the executive branch of a government, often presiding over a cabinet; usually called Prime Minister (in a parliamentary system) or President (in a presidential system).

(golf) Any accidental deflection of the ball by an outside agency (spectator, caddie etc); the ball is played without penalty from where it comes to rest

The titular head of a nation, as a president or king.

plural of head of government

plural of chief of state

(weaponry) In firearms and artillery, having a condition in which a live round is at least partially in the firing chamber and capable of being fired, but is not properly secured by the usual mechanism of that particular weapon.

(theology) The difficulty of regarding a single individual human (Jesus) as being the saviour for all humans.

(anatomy, informal) The fleshy portion, opposite the nail, of the first segment (first phalange) of the human thumb.

(idiomatic) Enjoying oneself immensely, or more than ever before.