Meaning

3 senses

  1. The principal minister of a ruler or state.

  2. (Canada, often, plural)The prime minister or a provincial or territorial premier.

  3. (UK)A leader of a devolved government such as Scotland, Wales, or Northern Ireland.

Examples

5 sentences

  1. Takaichi was elected as the first woman prime minister of Japan.

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  2. Takaichi has been elected as the first woman prime minister of Japan.

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  3. Jawaharlal Nehru was the first prime minister of India.

    ruДжавахарлал Неру был первым премьер-министром Индии. — Balamax

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  4. Australia’s first female prime minister Julia Gillard ousted as Labour party leader.

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  5. Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, proponent of an independence referendum, responded Tuesday to Johnson’s comments via Twitter.

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Forms

plural: first ministers

Word family

4 related words
Relatedprime ministerB2chief ministerminister-presidentmenteri besar

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
firstA1firstbornfirsthand

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