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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After Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu posted a video on Wednesday criticizing ongoing campus protests across the U.S. as antisemitic, Sanders responded with a video of his own, directly refuting the prime minister's statement.
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Michael Levitt, NPR, 27 Apr. 2024
Upon reelection as prime minister in 1980, Gandhi accelerated the erosion of democratic norms.
—Ashoka Mody, The Atlantic, 26 Apr. 2024
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Michael Levitt, NPR, 27 Apr. 2024
Upon reelection as prime minister in 1980, Gandhi accelerated the erosion of democratic norms.
—Ashoka Mody, The Atlantic, 26 Apr. 2024
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“Prime minister.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prime%20minister. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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