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prime minister

Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A chief minister appointed by a ruler.
  • noun The head of the cabinet and often also the chief executive of a parliamentary democracy.

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  • noun In a parliamentary democracy, the chief member of the cabinet and head of the government; usually the leader of the majority party.

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  • noun the person who holds the position of head of the government in the United Kingdom
  • noun the person who is head of state (in several countries)

Etymologies

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Latin primus + minister

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synonyms (1)

Words with the same meaning

  1. premier

hypernyms (2)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. chief of state
  2. head of state

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Cross-references

  1. Wikipedia article on prime ministers

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  • alexz commented on the word prime minister

    sometimes pronounced 'pry minister'.  I think that in Canada we tend to capitalize this title as Prime Minister

    November 9, 2016