prime minister
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- noun
- /praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər/
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primer ministro
- As the head of the government, the prime minister plays a crucial role in shaping national policy.
- deputy prime minister
- president and prime minister
- new prime minister
Some of the prime minister's advisors cited my work.
- Some of the prime minister's advisors cited my work.
- Will these prime ministers be there until that that time to oversee it?
- In September, a lot of focus was on the UK as Liz Trust became the British Prime Minister.
- So many of these black sites, the presidents and prime ministers of the countries that they were in had no idea that they were there.
- So deciding whether or not to accept the prime minister's offer was, as I say, maybe the most difficult.
- You might know because they were trying to translate all the news coming from prime ministers of local media into French English so that foreigners can survive.
- They're women that become prime ministers and presidents and soldiers.
- We haven't got how many prime ministers we had in the last couple of years.
- And they can change the prime Minister's, as they did in the case of the last one.
- Most if not all American presidents, invaders, explorers, prime ministers, premiers, dictators, all narcissistic.
- I mean, this is a guy who only wants to fly in private jets and hang out with prime ministers.
- My parents were caterers and they used to do functions for extraordinary people, celebrities, prime ministers.
Examples
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She's one of the most popular prime ministers this country has ever had.
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A British codebreaker's diary states that the prime minister was surprised by the attack.
Academic text (1991) -
Is the prime minister there?
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Finally, three weeks later, the prime minister tells them they can talk to the king.
Fiction book (1999) -
But just before she is about to leave, the prime minister tells her some shocking news.
Fiction book (1999) -
The prime minister's waiting for an update.
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The prime minister said the talks were both constructive and frank.
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In 1908, when Asquith became prime minister, there were almost no models of state welfare anywhere on earth.
Academic text (2011) -
As far as the prime minister's concerned, he's one of the greatest friends England's got.
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Tonight we put election politics aside as I join you as majority whip and chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee in welcoming the Japanese prime minister and his lovely wife to these United States.
Synonyms
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5.5
A person who leads a country's government, for example a prime minister
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Head of government in some countries, for example Germany and Austria
The head of a country's government, for example in the United Kingdom
How Powerful
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- Formal
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3.5
- Formal
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2.3
- UK
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3.7
- UK
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3.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'head of government' is directly and predictably derived from 'prime' (first/foremost) + 'minister' (a government official), yielding 'the foremost minister' or chief government official. This compound follows straightforward compositional logic and has direct equivalents in many languages (e.g., premier ministre, primer ministro), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should understand it.
Etymology
Prime minister comes from the idea of the 'first' (prime) 'servant' or 'helper' (minister) to the king or queen. So, it now means the main person who runs the government.