prime minister
noun
the principal minister and head of government in parliamentary systems; chief of the cabinet or ministry.
prime ministership
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a word derived from
prime minister.
prime-ministership
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a word derived from
prime minister.
prime ministernounthe principal minister and head of government in parliamentary systems; chief of the cabinet or ministry.
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Expect more twists and turns on future proposals as he receives feedback from politicians, voters and investors that he should have solicited sooner by developing a platform before he campaigned for the prime ministership.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Britain’s Liz Truss may limp on, but her prime ministership is finished, Tanya Gold writes.
From New York Times ● Oct. 18, 2022
How voters might see Boris Johnson's prime ministership in relation to the cost of living crisis, the war in Ukraine and the continuing developments over Westminster parties held during Covid restrictions could be crucial.
From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2022
Apparently, when you’re not busy hammering out the details of breaking up with the European Union, the British prime ministership consists of a never-ending series of storybook photo-ops.
From Slate ● Apr. 10, 2021
His prime ministership was gone from him, and he sank down into the comparatively humble position of Minister for Foreign Affairs.
From North America — Volume 2 by Anthony Trollope
Sheik Mujibur Rahman, Awami's 47-year-old leader, is the top prospect for the prime-ministership.
From Time Magazine Archive
Top Indian government officials feel that as long as Nehru stays alive, he will cling stubbornly to the prime-ministership.
From Time Magazine Archive
With the prime-ministership, Eden inherited only a thin 19-seat majority from Sir Winston Churchill.
From Time Magazine Archive
As the leader of one of the five main factions of the L.D.P., he has long sought to win the presidency of the party and thereby the prime-ministership.
From Time Magazine Archive
Disgusted with their desultory, hand-to-mouth existence, they yearned after respectability and a prime-ministership.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 380, June, 1847 by Various
