prime minister

noun

1. the principal minister and head of government in parliamentary systems; chief of the cabinet or ministry:

   the British prime minister.

prime minister

noun

1. the head of a parliamentary government
2. the chief minister of a sovereign or a state

prime minister

1. 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 .

Derived Forms

• prime ministership, noun

Other Words From

• prime-min·is·te·ri·al [prahym, -min-, uh, -, steer, -ee-, uh, l], adjective
• prime-minis·ter·ship noun
• prime ministry noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of prime minister¹

First recorded in 1640–50

Example Sentences

The prime minister said he would be "taking this up with the French authorities".

From BBC

Former Labour prime minister Gordon Brown has gone public with his opposition to a new law on assisted dying.

From BBC

Asked whether Netanyahu would be detained if he entered the UK, the prime minister's official spokesman refused to comment on "hypotheticals".

From BBC

The prime minister has insisted it "makes sense" to cut winter fuel payments to millions of pensioners, as he was pressed on the change in a series of BBC local radio interviews in Downing Street.

From BBC

"You choose who can be the president, who can be the prime minister. You do whatever you want. You give guns, you give everything, and then you destroy the country," he said.

From Salon