prime minister

American  

noun

• prime ministers
  plural

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

   the British prime minister.

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prime minister British  

noun

1. the head of a parliamentary government

2. the chief minister of a sovereign or a state

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prime minister Cultural  

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.

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• prime ministership
  noun
• prime ministry
  noun
• prime-ministership
  noun
• prime-ministerial
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• prime ministers
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of prime minister

First recorded in 1640–50

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Example Sentences

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prime minister

Margaret Thatcher launched Right to Buy a year after becoming prime minister, and spoke of her vision of a "property-owning democracy"

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

Discussions will cover "everything from youth visas to pet passports" as the prime minister sketches out "his vision of a much closer relationship" with the European Union.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

But by 2035, data centres are forecast to swallow up one-third of Malaysia's total energy consumption, the deputy prime minister told parliament in July.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

Gaston Browne, the prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda, said Tuesday that there needed to be “meaningful and truthful conversations” about reparations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

So the king and the prime minister and the lord chancellor would all be looking for somewhere to convalesce it.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman

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