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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

]

—Related forms

prime-min·is·te·ri·al

Audio Help [prahym-min-uh-steer-ee-uh

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prime-min·is·ter·ship, noun

prime ministry.

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prime minister
n. Abbr. PM

A chief minister appointed by a ruler.
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

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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