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prime minister
–noun
the principal minister and head of government in parliamentary systems; chief of the cabinet or ministry: the British prime minister.

[Origin: 1640–50]

prime-min·is·te·ri·al    Audio Help   [prahym-min-uh-steer-ee-uhl] Pronunciation Key, adjective
prime-min·is·ter·ship, noun
prime ministry.
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prime minister  
n.   Abbr. PM
  1. A chief minister appointed by a ruler.
  2. The head of the cabinet and often also the chief executive of a parliamentary democracy.

prime ministerial adj., prime ministership, prime ministry n.
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prime minister

noun
1. the person who holds the position of head of the government in the United Kingdom 
2. the person who is head of state (in several countries) [syn: chancellor

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prime minister
the chief minister of a government
Arabic: رَئيس الوزارَه
Chinese (Simplified): 首相;总理
Chinese (Traditional): 首相;總理
Czech: předseda vlády
Danish: premierminister
Dutch: eerste minister
Estonian: peaminister
Finnish: pääministeri
French: premier ministre
German: der, *die Premierminister(in)
Greek: πρωθυπουργός
Hungarian: miniszterelnök
Icelandic: forsætisráðherra
Indonesian: perdana menteri
Italian: primo ministro
Japanese: 首相
Latvian: premjerministrs
Lithuanian: premjeras, ministras pirmininkas
Norwegian: statsminister
Polish: premier
Portuguese (Brazil): primeiro-ministro
Portuguese (Portugal): primeiro ministro
Romanian: premier, prim-ministru
Russian: премьер-министр
Slovak: predseda vlády
Slovenian: ministrski predsednik
Spanish: primer ministro
Swedish: stats-, premiärminister
Turkish: başbakan
See also: primarily, primary, prime time, primary colours, prime, prime number, "prime minister" in any language

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American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
prime minister

The head of government in many nations. Prime minister is commonly the title of the head of government in a parliamentary system, such as that of Britain or Canada.


[Chapter:] World Politics


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