dʒˈoʊzəf pɪlsˈʌdski, hˌuː wʌz tʃˈoʊzən æz tʃˈiːf ʌv stˈeɪt, ɹᵻlˈɪŋkwɪʃt hɪz pˈaʊɚz tə ðə fˈɜːst sˈɛdʒəm ˌɔn fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi twˈɛnti, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪntiːn; haʊˈɛvɚ, ðə sˈɛdʒəm ɹᵻkwˈɛstᵻd ðæt hiː ɹᵻmˈeɪn tʃˈiːf ʌv stˈeɪt, stˈeɪɾɪŋ ðə pˈaʊɚz ʌvðɪ ˈɑːfɪs nˈaʊ wɪðˌaʊt ðə wˈɜːd "pɹəvˈɪʒənəl"ɪnðə smˈɔːl kˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃən ʌv nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪntiːn.
Józef Piłsudski, who was chosen as Chief of State, relinquished his powers to the first Sejm on February 20, 1919; however, the Sejm requested that he remain Chief of State, stating the powers of the office (now without the word "Provisional") in the Small Constitution of 1919.