premier
the head of the cabinet in France or Italy or certain other countries; first minister; prime minister.
a chief officer.
first in rank; chief; leading.
first in time; earliest; oldest.
Origin of premier
1Other words from premier
- pre·mier·ship, noun
Words that may be confused with premier
- premier , premiere
Words Nearby premier
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How to use premier in a sentence
Even with those two struggling, the Clippers should have been able to rely on Lou Williams, who’s long been one of the NBA’s premier bucket-getters.
When It Comes To Playoff Disappointment, The Clippers Are In A League Of Their Own | Chris Herring (chris.herring@fivethirtyeight.com) | September 16, 2020 | FiveThirtyEightAbe is the grandson of former premier Nobusuke Kishi and the son of former foreign minister Shintaro Abe.
How the son of strawberry pickers became Japan’s most likely choice for next prime minister | claychandler | September 3, 2020 | FortuneAkash and Isha Ambani, twin children of Asia’s richest man, Mukesh Ambani, are building Reliance Jio, India’s premier mobile carrier, into the world’s next tech giant.
Fortune’s 40 Under 40 honorees in tech defy the pandemic | rhhackettfortune | September 2, 2020 | FortuneThis is the premier natural history and science museum in the western United States.
From 2013 to 2015, the Dodgers weren’t baseball’s premier team, maxing out at 94 wins in 2014, but they may have been its flashiest.
The Dodgers’ Legacy May Depend On This Short Season | Robert O'Connell | July 13, 2020 | FiveThirtyEight
Most recently, Karl Lagerfeld hosted a grand fête celebrating the premier of his film Reincarnation.
Female stars of the nation's premier improv collective read a gay friend's Grindr messages.
The Ladies of Second City Read Grindr Hookup Messages | Jack Holmes, The Daily Beast Video | December 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen most of us think of the premier retirement destination for unrepentant Nazis, our minds immediately turn to South America.
Only time will tell whether Mattel can save their premier toy from financial ruin.
For all these reasons and more, the 38-year-old actress has become one of the premier portrayers of working-class women onscreen.
Michelle Monaghan on ‘Fort Bliss,’ the Lack of Roles for Women, and ‘True Detective’ Hysteria | Marlow Stern | September 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTLe Dimanche premier iour d'Aoust ils quitterent ledit Banc, le 20.
Et pour ce le premier secours doit estre cette Republique, & non ce qui a le pretexte de piet.
Plusieurs autres se sont occups la terre, comme estant le premier mtier & le plus necessaire la vie de l'homme.
The retiring premier, indeed, nobly attributed the whole triumph to that long-tried champion of free-trade.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. | E. Farr and E. H. NolanThe premier had proceeded by "resolution," as it is constitutional to do in all measures affecting the public revenue.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. | E. Farr and E. H. Nolan
British Dictionary definitions for premier
/ (ˈprɛmjə) /
another name for prime minister
any of the heads of governments of the Canadian provinces and the Australian states
(plural) Australian the winners of a premiership
first in importance, rank, etc
first in occurrence; earliest
Origin of premier
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Cultural definitions for premier
The head of government in many nations. A premier's position is usually the same as that of a prime minister. The chiefs of government of the provinces of Canada are called premiers.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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