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pre·mier

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–noun

1.	the head of the cabinet in France or Italy or certain other countries; first minister; prime minister.

2.	a chief officer.

–adjective

3.	first in rank; chief; leading.

4.	first in time; earliest; oldest.

[Origin: 1400–50; late ME primer, primier, premer (adj.) < AF primer, premer and MF premier, primier lit., first < L prīmārius of the first rank; see primary

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—Related forms

pre·mier·ship, noun

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pre·mier Audio Help (prĭ-mîr', -myîr', prē'mîr) Pronunciation Key
adj.

First in status or importance; principal or chief: an architect of premier rank.
First to occur or exist; earliest.

n. (prĭ-mîr')

A prime minister.
A chief administrative officer, as of a Canadian province.

[Middle English primier, from Old French, from Latin prīmārius, from prīmus, first; see per¹ in Indo-European roots.]

pre·mier'ship' n.

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premier (adj.)

c.1470, from M.Fr. premier "first, chief," from L. primarius "of the first rank, chief" (see primary). The noun in the political sense (1711) is shortening of premier minister (1686). In U.S., premier formerly occasionally was applied to the Secretary of State (1855-c.1900).

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premier
adjective
1.	first in rank or degree; "an architect of premier rank"; "the prime minister"
2.	preceding all others in time; "the premiere showing"
noun
1.	the person who holds the position of head of the government in the United Kingdom [syn: Prime Minister]
2.	the person who is head of state (in several countries) [syn: chancellor]
verb
1.	be performed for the first time; "We premiered the opera of the young composer and it was a critical success"
2.	perform a work for the first time

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary (Beta Version) - Cite This Source - Share This
premier [ˈpremiə, (American) ˈpri:-] adjective

first or leading
Example: Italy's premier industrialist.

Arabic:	الأوَّل، رائِد، الأسْبَق
Chinese (Simplified):	首要的
Chinese (Traditional):	首要的
Czech:	první
Danish:	førende
Dutch:	voornaamste
Estonian:	esi-, juhtiv
Finnish:	ensimmäinen
French:	premier
German:	erst
Greek:	πρώτος
Hungarian:	első(rangú), vezető
Icelandic:	fyrstur, æðstur
Indonesian:	terkemuka
Italian:	principale, (più importante)

Japanese:	主な
Korean:	제1위의, 수위의
Latvian:	galvenais; vadošais
Lithuanian:	pagrindinis, svarbiausias, žymiausias
Norwegian:	først, fremst, ledende
Polish:	wiodący
Portuguese (Brazil):	principal
Portuguese (Portugal):	principal
Romanian:	principal
Russian:	первый, ведущий
Slovak:	prvý
Slovenian:	prvi
Spanish:	primero, principal, a la cabeza
Swedish:	första, främsta
Turkish:	en birinci, başlıca

premier [ˈpremiə, (American) ˈpri:-] noun

a prime minister
Example: the French premier

Arabic:	رَئيس وُزَراء
Chinese (Simplified):	首相，总理
Chinese (Traditional):	首相，總理
Czech:	předseda vlády
Danish:	premierminister
Dutch:	premier
Estonian:	peaminister
Finnish:	pääministeri
French:	premier ministre
German:	der, *die Premierminister(in)
Greek:	πρωθυπουργός
Hungarian:	miniszterelnök
Icelandic:	forsætisráðherra
Indonesian:	perdana menteri
Italian:	primo ministro*, premier

Japanese:	首相
Korean:	수상, 국무총리
Latvian:	premjers
Lithuanian:	premjeras
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:	premiär-, statsminister
Turkish:	başbakan

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

The head of government in many nations. A premier's position is usually the same as that of a prime minister. The chiefs of government of the provinces of Canada are called premiers.

[Chapter:] World Politics

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Premier

Pre*mi[`e]re"\, a. fem. [F., prop. fem. of premier first. See Premier, a.] First; chief; as, a premi[`e]re danseuse. -- n. fem.; pl. -mi[`e]res (F. pre*my[^a]r"). (a) The leading woman of a group, esp. in a theatrical cast. (b) A first performance, as of a play; a first night.

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