prime minister

noun

1

: the chief minister of a ruler or state

2

: the official head of a cabinet or ministry

especially : the chief executive of a parliamentary government

prime ministerial adjective

prime ministership noun

prime ministry noun

Examples of prime minister in a Sentence

the Prime Minister of England

Recent Examples on the Web

Union leader Garry Jean Baptist, during a protest outside of the offices of the prime minister and presidential council, also said cops were not being paid on time. —Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2025

The prime minister also set out a plan to increase defense spending to 3% of GDP in the next parliament. —Chloe Taylor,sawdah Bhaimiya,jenni Reid,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2025

Iraq’s prime minister can hardly govern without the support of Shiite groups. —Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2025

Lebanon's parliament speaker and representatives of the president and prime minister were also in attendance. —Bassem Mroue, arkansasonline.com, 24 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1655, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for prime minister

• administer
• sinister

Kids Definition

prime minister

noun

: the chief officer of the government in some countries

Legal Definition

prime minister

noun

prime min·​is·​ter

-ˈmi-nə-stər

1

: the chief minister of a ruler or state

2

: the official head of a cabinet or ministry

especially : the chief executive of a parliamentary government

prime ministerial

-ˌmi-nə-ˈstir-ē-əl

adjective

prime ministership noun

prime ministry

-ˈmi-nə-strē

noun