Definitions
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- noun idiomatic A person or position that if formally equivalent to others in a group, but is superior in some attribute.
- noun UK, politics In the British and other
parliamentary systems, a term used to describe the relationship of theprime minister to the other members of thecabinet .
Etymologies
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A calque translation of Latin primus inter pares
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