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
Recent Examples on the Web
For his part, Israel’s troubled prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, may want nothing more than a war with Iran to distract from his failing war in Gaza and his declining popularity at home.
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Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 14 Apr. 2024
India’s socialist founding prime minister was accommodating of Communist China, but the bonhomie was shattered by a monthlong war in 1962 that left thousands dead.
—Sameer Yasir, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2024
About two months before his death, Moïse had tapped Henry, a neurosurgeon, to serve as his seventh prime minister in four years.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2024
The party with the majority will form a government and appoint one of its winning candidates as prime minister.
—Helen Regan, CNN, 12 Apr. 2024
That means that the party or coalition of parties that wins a majority will form a government and nominate a candidate for prime minister.
—Astha Rajvanshi, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024
The two first met at a state dinner for Scott Morrison, then Australia’s prime minister, at the White House in 2019.
—Lachlan Cartwright, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Apr. 2024
In Israel, frustrations with the prime minister from both hostage families and Israel’s democracy movement have converged into massive anti-government protests.
—Claire Parker, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
And the president was clear with the prime minister.
—CBS News, 7 Apr. 2024
Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 14 Apr. 2024
India’s socialist founding prime minister was accommodating of Communist China, but the bonhomie was shattered by a monthlong war in 1962 that left thousands dead.
—Sameer Yasir, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2024
About two months before his death, Moïse had tapped Henry, a neurosurgeon, to serve as his seventh prime minister in four years.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2024
The party with the majority will form a government and appoint one of its winning candidates as prime minister.
—Helen Regan, CNN, 12 Apr. 2024
That means that the party or coalition of parties that wins a majority will form a government and nominate a candidate for prime minister.
—Astha Rajvanshi, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024
The two first met at a state dinner for Scott Morrison, then Australia’s prime minister, at the White House in 2019.
—Lachlan Cartwright, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Apr. 2024
In Israel, frustrations with the prime minister from both hostage families and Israel’s democracy movement have converged into massive anti-government protests.
—Claire Parker, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
And the president was clear with the prime minister.
—CBS News, 7 Apr. 2024
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“Prime minister.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prime%20minister. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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