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.
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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
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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
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“Prime minister.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prime%20minister. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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