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pre·mier
(prĭ-mîr′, -myîr′, prē′mîr)adj.
1. First in status or importance; principal or chief: an architect of premier rank.
2. First to occur or exist; earliest.
n. (prĭ-mîr′)
1. A prime minister.
2. A chief administrative officer, as of a Canadian province.
[Middle English primier, from Old French, from Latin prīmārius, from prīmus, first; see per in Indo-European roots.]
pre·mier′ship′ n.
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premier
(ˈprɛmjə)n
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) another name for prime minister
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) any of the heads of governments of the Canadian provinces and the Australian states
3. (General Sporting Terms) (plural) Austral the winners of a premiership
adj (prenominal)
4. first in importance, rank, etc
5. first in occurrence; earliest
[C15: from Old French: first, from Latin prīmārius principal, from prīmus first]
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pre•mier
(prɪˈmɪər, -ˈmyɪər, ˈpri mɪər)n.
1. the head of the cabinet in France and certain other countries; prime minister.
2. (in Canada) the head of a provincial government.
adj. 3. first in rank; chief; leading.
4. first in time; earliest.
v.t., v.i. 5. premiere.
Also, premiere. [1400–50; late Middle English prim(i)er, premer (adj.) < Anglo-French primer, premer and Middle French premier, primier literally, first < Latin prīmārius of the first rank; see primary]
pre•mier′ship, n.
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Noun | 1. | premier - the person who holds the position of head of the government in the United Kingdom British Cabinet - the senior ministers of the British government chief of state, head of state - the chief public representative of a country who may also be the head of government |
2. | premier - the person who is head of state (in several countries) chief of state, head of state - the chief public representative of a country who may also be the head of government taoiseach - the prime minister of the Irish Republic | |
Verb | 1. | premier - be performed for the first time; "We premiered the opera of the young composer and it was a critical success" performing arts - arts or skills that require public performance |
2. | premier - perform a work for the first time performing arts - arts or skills that require public performance | |
Adj. | 1. | premier - first in rank or degree; "an architect of premier rank"; "the prime minister" first - preceding all others in time or space or degree; "the first house on the right"; "the first day of spring"; "his first political race"; "her first baby"; "the first time"; "the first meetings of the new party"; "the first phase of his training" |
2. | premier - preceding all others in time; "the premiere showing" first - preceding all others in time or space or degree; "the first house on the right"; "the first day of spring"; "his first political race"; "her first baby"; "the first time"; "the first meetings of the new party"; "the first phase of his training" |
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premier
noun
1. head of government, prime minister, chancellor, chief minister, P.M. Australia's premier Paul Keating
adjective
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Translations
الأوَّل، رائِد، الأسْبَقرَئيس وُزَراء
předseda vládyprvní
førendepremierminister
johtavapääministeritärkein
forsætisráîherrafyrstur, æîstur
premjeras
galvenaispremjersvadošais
premier
[ˈpremɪəʳ]A. ADJ → primero, principal
B. N (= prime minister) → primer(a) ministro/a m/f; (= president) → presidente/a m/f
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premier
[ˈprɛmiər] adj (= top) [destination, venue, opera company] → premier/ière; [sporting event] → de premier plan
n
(= Prime Minister) → Premier ministre m/fPremier Division n (in Scotland) → première division f
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premier
(ˈpremiə) , ((American) ˈpri:-) adjective first or leading. Italy's premier industrialist.
noun a prime minister. the French premier.
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