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
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Legislators voted to impeach Yoon last weekend and suspend his powers, which have been transferred to a caretaker government run by the prime minister.
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Victor Cha, The Atlantic, 20 Dec. 2024
What People Are Saying In remarks made to CNBC's Squawk Box Europe on Friday, Enrico Letta, former prime minister of Italy and dean of the IE School of Politics, Economics and Global Affairs, called for the European Union to retaliate to Trump's tariffs threat.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
French President Emmanuel Macron named Francois Bayrou his new prime minister last week following the toppling of Michel Barnier’s government.
—Shafi Musaddique, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
And that means democracy will always be in with a fighting chance — because sometimes manipulating an election can backfire, as Sheikh Hasina, the erstwhile prime minister of Bangladesh, learned this year.
—Ben Ansell, NPR, 20 Dec. 2024
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Victor Cha, The Atlantic, 20 Dec. 2024
What People Are Saying In remarks made to CNBC's Squawk Box Europe on Friday, Enrico Letta, former prime minister of Italy and dean of the IE School of Politics, Economics and Global Affairs, called for the European Union to retaliate to Trump's tariffs threat.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
French President Emmanuel Macron named Francois Bayrou his new prime minister last week following the toppling of Michel Barnier’s government.
—Shafi Musaddique, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
And that means democracy will always be in with a fighting chance — because sometimes manipulating an election can backfire, as Sheikh Hasina, the erstwhile prime minister of Bangladesh, learned this year.
—Ben Ansell, NPR, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Prime minister.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prime%20minister. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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