prime minister

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prime minister¹

  • /ˌpɹaɪ(m)ˈmɪnɪstə(ɹ)/

Where it comes from

Calque of French premier ministre.

noun prime ministers

  1. The chief member of the cabinet and head of the government, especially in a parliamentary democracy; often the leader of the majority party. This is a list of all prime ministers since Churchill.

    Similar: PM, premier

Prime Minister²

noun Prime Ministers

  1. Alternative letter-case form of prime minister The demolition of two mosques in India within days of each other has highlighted the deep religious divide in the country, months before voters head to the polls for a nationwide election that is expected to hand Prime Minister Narendra Modi a rare third term in power.

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noun chief member of the cabinet and head of the government

Españolprimer ministro, presidente del Gobierno, primera ministra
한국어총리 chongni, 수상 susang, 각하 gakha
日本語首相 shushō, 総理大臣 sōri daijin, 内閣総理大臣 naikaku sōri daijin
中文首相 shǒuxiàng, 總理 /总理 zǒnglǐ
हिन्दीप्रधान मंत्री pradhān mantrī, वज़ीर-ए-आज़म vazīr-e-āzam
Kiswahiliwaziri mkuu
Portuguêsprimeiro-ministro, premiê, premier, primeira-ministra
Françaispremier ministre, première ministre, chef du gouvernement
DeutschPremierminister, Premierministerin
Italianoprimo ministro, prima ministra, capo del governo
Ελληνικάπρωθυπουργός prothypourgós, πρωθυπουργίνα prothypourgína
Românăprim-ministru, premier
Русскийпремье́р-мини́стр premʹjér-minístr, премье́р premʹjér, глава́ прави́тельства glavá pravítelʹstva
Tiếng Việtthủ tướng
العربيةرَئِيس وُزَرَاء raʔīs wuzarāʔ, رَئِيسَة وُزَرَاء raʔīsat wuzarāʔ, رَئِيس حُكُومَة raʔīs ḥukūma, رَئِيسَة حُكُومَة raʔīsat ḥukūma, الْوَزِير الأوَّل al-wazīr al-ʔawwal
עבריתרֹאשׁ־מֶמְשָׁלָה rosh-memshalá

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@misc{prime_minister_2026,
  title = {prime minister},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/prime%20minister},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}