premier

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But the premier is also warning that with the oil prices now below US$40 per barrel, he expects to see significant job losses in the energy sector in the coming months.

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  1. adjective First in status or importance; principal or chief: an architect of premier rank.
  2. adjective First to occur or exist; earliest.
  3. noun A prime minister.
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  • Add to this a lack of political operatives with a marginal seat campaigning background in ministerial offices - a key way of making sure that community concerns about sensitive issues are recognised and dealt with, and the best way of ensuring that ministers and the premier are aware what the actual issues are. —  Larvatus Prodeo
  • Dennis Tedlock, widely known as the premier translator of the Popul Vuh, the Maya Book of the Dead (akin to the Maya Bible), has roots in anthropology and art history.
  • But the premier is also warning that with the oil prices now below US$40 per barrel, he expects to see significant job losses in the energy sector in the coming months. —  Brandon Sun Online - Top Stories
  • Campbell says the premier was also at Monday's meeting, which shows how seriously the province is taking the issue. —  The Telegram: Local News
  • Feyenoord are 12th in Dutch premier division, 22 points behind leaders AZ Alkmaar and only five points above the relegation zone. —  RNW: English
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Etymologies (3)

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

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  1. from French premier, first, chief, as a noun a chief, leader, from Latin primarius, of the first rank, from primus, first: see primary.
  2. from premier, n.
 

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