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

See Examples For:

prime minister

The prime minister added: "Credit to the victims, huge credit, the courage that it's taken, but also the journalists who've exposed this."

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 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

This time, the new prime minister has sought to get ahead of the debate, and appeared to directly address the anger of some Commonwealth leaders after the last summit.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

Smuts, then deputy prime minister, was campaigning around the country for South Africa to declare war on Germany while the prime minister, J. B. Hertzog, advocated neutrality.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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