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Square Posted 12 years ago
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As (a/the) head of a centre-right coalition

Three-time prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has also said he intends to run although he said he was willing to drop his bid if Monti decided to join the race as head of a centre-right coalition.

Source: "Italy's Monti will endorse centrist coalition: report," AFP.

I think that the article before "head" is dropped because "head" is a job title.

a head of centre-right coalition: there is more than one head
the head of centre-right coalition: there is only one head

Would you share your opinion?
Thanks.
  

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Square I think that the article before "head" is dropped because "head" is a job title. Yes, that is the general reason, though it is not an official 'title'. Square a head of centre-right coalition: there is more than one headthe head of centre-right coalition: there is only one head Right.

— Mister Micawber

  • Square I think that the article before "head" is dropped because "head" is a job title.
  • Yes, that is the general reason, though it is not an official 'title'.
  • Square a head of centre-right coalition: there is more than one headthe head of centre-right coalition: there is only one head Right.
  • Also: a centre-right coalition : there is more than one such coalition or it is a newly-forming political position.
  • the centre-right coalition : there is only one such coalition.
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SquareI think that the article before "head" is dropped because "head" is a job title.
Yes, that is the general reason, though it is not an official 'title'.
Squarea head of centre-right coalition: there is more than one headthe head of centre-right coalition: there is only one head
Right. Also:

a centre-right c
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