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premier

/ˈpɹɛm.iː.ə/ UK
/ˈpɹɛm.jə/ UK
/pɹɪˈmɪəɹ/ US
/ˈpɹi.mjəɹ/ Canada
/ˈpɹem.jə/ Australia

Sounds like premiere (in some US pronunciations, not in UK pronunciation) · Rhymes with -ɪə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Middle French premier (adjective), from Latin prīmārius. Doublet of primary.

adjective

not comparable Foremost; first or highest in quality or degree. 2004, Philip Moore, Scouting an Anthropology of Sport, Anthropologica, Volume 46, Number 1, Canadian Anthropology Society, page 40, This failure, for a team associated with one of the premier Australian Rules Football teams with the longest of traditions, is truly enormous.
not comparable Most ancient; first to hold a specified status. PREMIER, a. This French word, which signifies first, is used by English Heralds to signify the most ancient Peer of any Degree by Creation; as Premier Baron, &c.

noun premiers

UK, Westminster system The prime minister. 1871 July 29, “Our Tyrant”, The Spectator, Volume 303, Issues 9308-9315, page 910, Mr. Gladstone had literally no option. Not to coerce the Lords was to coerce the Commons to continue purchase in spite of their repeated votes for its abolition, and this the Premier had as little the power as the wil
Australia, Canada, South Africa, UK, Westminster system The leader of a state or provincial government and cabinet. More surprising than the company′s activities and interests were those of the premier of Ontario, Mitchell Hepburn.
Similar: first minister
The government leader in a legislative congress or leader of a government-level administrative body; the head of government. 1983, Guo Zhou, China & the World, Volume 4, Beijing Review, page 13, This shows that our policy of strengthening friendly ties with Africa as developed by Chairman Mao Zedong and Premier Zhou Enlai is a correct one and that it has won popular support in Africa.
slang The first lieutenant or other second-in-command officer of a ship.
Similar: first lieutenant, first mate
Australia The champion team of a particular season (especially as used in Australian rules football).

Similar: prime minister, first minister

verb premiers · premiering · premiered

To perform, display or exhibit for the first time. The composer invited all his friends when they premiered the movie he orchestrated, we got to see it before anyone but the crew.
To govern in the role of premier.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: prime, first, chancellor, prime minister, pm, paramount, main, principal, primary, world-class, important, initial, outstanding, excellence, major, superior

noun

Similar: prime minister, first minister

Translations

Every language

adj foremost, very first or very highest in quality or degree

Español	fénix
Français	premier, première
Русский	пе́рвый pérvyj, перве́йший pervéjšij, передово́й peredovój, выдаю́щийся vydajúščijsja

noun prime minister of a country

Español	premier

noun Australia, Canada: head of a state or provincial government

Español	premier
中文	省長 /省长 shěngzhǎng, 州長 /州长 zhōuzhǎng
Français	premier ministre
Русский	премье́р premʹjér, премье́р-мини́стр premʹjér-minístr

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@misc{premier_2026,
  title = {premier},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/premier},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}