prime minister
noun
1
: the chief minister of a ruler or state
2
: the official head of a cabinet or ministry
especially
: the chief executive of a parliamentary government
prime ministerial
adjective
prime ministership
noun
prime ministry
noun
Examples of prime minister in a Sentence
the Prime Minister of England
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Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
About 8,000 young Nepalis voted for their choice of interim prime minister through the online communications app Discord.
—Elizabeth Shackelford, Twin Cities, 16 Oct. 2025
The next wave of global problem-solvers aren’t necessarily presidents, prime ministers or CEOs.
—Sergio Alonso Fernández De Córdova Y De Veyga, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
Moriah is working on a number of projects including a biopic of David Ben-Gurion, known as the founder of Israel who served as the country’s first prime minister.
—William Earl, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
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“Prime minister.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prime%20minister. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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