prime minister
noun
the principal minister and head of government in parliamentary systems; chief of the cabinet or ministry.
prime-ministerial
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a word derived from
prime minister.
Example Sentences
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The RSP campaigned alongside popular rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah, presenting him as its prime-ministerial candidate.
From Barron's ● Mar. 22, 2026
Trudeau, a young man generally thought to lack the great prime-ministerial gravitas of his late father, Pierre, emerged as a statesman and a leader.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 13, 2018
Under a US-brokered unity deal Mr Ghani got the presidency and runner-up Abdullah Abdullah can nominate a figure with prime-ministerial powers.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2014
Heseltine always used to be coy about his prime-ministerial ambition, affecting implausible innocence; "My position is a very simple one," he once claimed, "I have never sought preferment in the Conservative party."
From The Guardian ● Nov. 25, 2012
While brainless foreign movies get the prime-ministerial seal of approval, Thai filmmakers receive scant government attention — except from prudish censors.
From Time ● Jun. 20, 2011
