prime minister
Use Prime minister in a sentenceprime minister
noun
the principal minister and head of government in parliamentary systems; chief of the cabinet or ministry: the British prime minister.
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| prime minister | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the head of a parliamentary government |
| 2. | the chief minister of a sovereign or a state |
| prime ministership | |
| —n | |
| prime ministry | |
| —n | |
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prime minister definition
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.
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Example sentences
The prime minister heads the government and appoints cabinet ministers to run official departments.
Civilization may have been hanging in the balance, but the prime minister wanted his bath.
Two grown-ups-one a banker whose office is three blocks away-cannot tell me where to find the prime minister's office.
They didn't meet with the king, and the prime minister didn't meet them either.
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