The phrase "act as head" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where someone is taking on a leadership or authoritative role, often temporarily or in a specific situation.
Example: "During the meeting, she was asked to act as head of the committee in the absence of the chairperson."
Alternatives: "serve as leader" or "function as head".
Mr. Lowitt, 48, will become that firm's chief financial officer and also act as head of global strategy, according to a release from the company.
SPAIN'S ailing King Juan Carlos stumbled clumsily through a speech to the armed services' top brass on January 6th, provoking further speculation about his ability to act as head of state.
For instance, it was recently revealed that he had warned the attorney-general off investigating the seizure of a privately-owned flower firm by Kenyan officials of a Dutch bank, on grounds of vaguely phrased considerations of "national interest".Mr Leakey's last act as head of the Kenya Wildlife Service in 1998 was to prevent the government clearing swathes of Mount Kenya's forests.
The problem is that Marshal Pétain had a second act as head of state during World War II, when his administration in the unoccupied part of the country that was known as Vichy France collaborated with Nazi Germany in eliminating its enemies, notably the Jews.
The ultimate judges are Steve himself, Tiësto's manager, this dude Ben, and a DJ named Jono who will act as head trainer for Your Shot contestants.
It's certainly ironic that his first act as head of the committee that investigates misuse of government funds seems to have been... to misuse government funds.
German MEPs also act as heads of the political group (greens, left wing), as chairs of powerful committees such as foreign affairs and environment, and a German has been president of the European parliament for the past five years.
Both domains of CrSPI-1 act as heads that bind with two individual subtilisin molecules.
These two domains act as heads that independently interact with two separate subtilisin molecules, resulting in the inhibition of subtilisin activity at a ratio of 1 2 (inhibitor to protease).
Backup node is created by the cluster head and can act as cluster head if cluster head moves (died) from within the cluster.
Most households were male headed, and even for the few widows, the matured son acted as head of the household.
