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
After Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu posted a video on Wednesday criticizing ongoing campus protests across the U.S. as antisemitic, Sanders responded with a video of his own, directly refuting the prime minister's statement.
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Michael Levitt, NPR, 27 Apr. 2024
Upon reelection as prime minister in 1980, Gandhi accelerated the erosion of democratic norms.
—Ashoka Mody, The Atlantic, 26 Apr. 2024
Henry was named prime minister by President Jovenel Moïse about two months before he was assassinated.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2024
Aso was deputy prime minister under Abe, who formed a close bond with Trump during his presidency.
—Reuters, NBC News, 24 Apr. 2024
Yet the current prime minister, Rishi Sunak, insisted on Monday that the government would operate multiple charter flights every month, starting in 10 to 12 weeks.
—Stephen Castle, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2024
That March 6 blast came within a few hundred yards of a convoy carrying Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, who was touring the country’s principal shipyard with the visiting Greek prime minister, Kyriakos Mitsotaki.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2024
In doing so, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected the advice President Biden had given him after Iran’s April 13 drone and missile attack on the Jewish state.
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 19 Apr. 2024
The prime minister needed an effective counterpunch.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 Apr. 2024
Michael Levitt, NPR, 27 Apr. 2024
Upon reelection as prime minister in 1980, Gandhi accelerated the erosion of democratic norms.
—Ashoka Mody, The Atlantic, 26 Apr. 2024
Henry was named prime minister by President Jovenel Moïse about two months before he was assassinated.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2024
Aso was deputy prime minister under Abe, who formed a close bond with Trump during his presidency.
—Reuters, NBC News, 24 Apr. 2024
Yet the current prime minister, Rishi Sunak, insisted on Monday that the government would operate multiple charter flights every month, starting in 10 to 12 weeks.
—Stephen Castle, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2024
That March 6 blast came within a few hundred yards of a convoy carrying Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, who was touring the country’s principal shipyard with the visiting Greek prime minister, Kyriakos Mitsotaki.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2024
In doing so, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected the advice President Biden had given him after Iran’s April 13 drone and missile attack on the Jewish state.
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 19 Apr. 2024
The prime minister needed an effective counterpunch.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 Apr. 2024
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“Prime minister.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prime%20minister. Accessed 30 Apr. 2024.
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