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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These complications are compounded by Lebanon's confessional system mandating that the president be Maronite Christian, the prime minister Sunni Muslim and the speaker of parliament Shiite Muslim. Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025 The Danish prime minister also stressed on Tuesday that Greenland is not and will not be for sale. Francesca Chambers, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025 The Canadian Parliament will be paused until then and resume in late March, according to the prime minister. Jackson Walker, Baltimore Sun, 8 Jan. 2025 Wilson-Raybould, the attorney general whom the prime minister’s office had pressured to go easy on the prosecution and who spoke out publicly against the corruption, was succeeded by a man. The Editors, National Review, 7 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for prime minister 

Word History

First Known Use

1655, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of prime minister was in 1655

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“Prime minister.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prime%20minister. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.

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
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