premier
The head of government in parliament and leader of the cabinetThe head of government in parliament and leader of the cabinet.: The prime minister.
» The premier is likely to resign.
Der Ministerpräsident wird voraussichtlich zurücktreten.
Meaning
5 sensesThe head of government in parliament and leader of the cabinet.
(UK, Westminster system)The prime minister.
(Australia, Canada, South Africa, UK, Westminster system)The leader of a state or provincial government and cabinet.
премье́рpremʹjér, премье́р-мини́стрpremʹjér-minístr
The government leader in a legislative congress or leader of a government-level administrative body; the head of government.
the person who is head of government (in several countries)
(slang)The first lieutenant or other second-in-command officer of a ship.
(Australia)The champion team of a particular season (especially as used in Australian rules football).
Examples
20 sentencesThe premier is likely to resign.
deDer Ministerpräsident wird voraussichtlich zurücktreten.
Today's paper reports that the premier has given up the idea of visiting America.
ruВ сегодняшней газете написано, что премьер отказался от идеи нанести визит в Америку.
The new season premiers October 20th.
The premier and his cabinet colleagues resigned.
ruПремьер-министр и его кабинет подали в отставку.
deDer Ministerpräsident und sein Kabinett sind zurückgetreten.
The two premiers had nothing in common.
deDie beiden Premierminister hatten nichts gemein.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Borrowed from Middle French premier (adjective), from Latin prīmārius. Doublet of primary.Borrowed from Middle French premier (adjective), from Latin prīmārius. Doublet of primary.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
plural: premiersSynonyms
6 synonyms- the person who is head of government (in several countries):chancellorprime minister
- the person who holds the position of head of the government in the United Kingdom:Prime MinisterPM