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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Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025
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Most recently, Mario Draghi, a former president of the European Central Bank and prime minister of Italy, and Enrico Letta, another former prime minister of Italy, authored reports in 2024 on how to improve European competitiveness and reform the single market, respectively.
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Politician Neville Chamberlain lived at number 37 in the 1920s and 1930s, before becoming prime minister; James Bond is its most famous fictional denizen, and composer Andrew Lloyd Webber was a more recent celebrity resident.
—Emma O'Kelly, Architectural Digest, 17 Dec. 2025
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Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, the Afghan prime minister, had the distinction of likely being the only prime minister in history to shell his own capital on a daily basis.
—Peter Bergen, CNN Money, 18 Dec. 2025
Most recently, Mario Draghi, a former president of the European Central Bank and prime minister of Italy, and Enrico Letta, another former prime minister of Italy, authored reports in 2024 on how to improve European competitiveness and reform the single market, respectively.
—Douglas Rediker, Foreign Affairs, 17 Dec. 2025
Politician Neville Chamberlain lived at number 37 in the 1920s and 1930s, before becoming prime minister; James Bond is its most famous fictional denizen, and composer Andrew Lloyd Webber was a more recent celebrity resident.
—Emma O'Kelly, Architectural Digest, 17 Dec. 2025
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“Prime minister.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prime%20minister. Accessed 23 Dec. 2025.
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