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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Khan, who once captained Pakistan's national cricket team, was elected as prime minister in 2018, before a vote in parliament ousted him in 2022 and he was arrested in 2023.
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Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2025
Only weeks into her job as Japan's first female prime minister, Takaichi infuriated China by suggesting Japan could respond militarily if China were to try to seize control of Taiwan, the self-governing island that Beijing says must come under its rule.
—Brittany Williams, Arkansas Online, 26 Nov. 2025
The meeting is said to have included Turkey and Egypt's intelligence chiefs, as well as Qatar's prime minister, according to reports.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 26 Nov. 2025
Israeli forensic examiners have identified the remains of a deceased Israeli hostage returned from Gaza as those of Dror Or, the prime minister’s office said on Wednesday.
—Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN Money, 26 Nov. 2025
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Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2025
Only weeks into her job as Japan's first female prime minister, Takaichi infuriated China by suggesting Japan could respond militarily if China were to try to seize control of Taiwan, the self-governing island that Beijing says must come under its rule.
—Brittany Williams, Arkansas Online, 26 Nov. 2025
The meeting is said to have included Turkey and Egypt's intelligence chiefs, as well as Qatar's prime minister, according to reports.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 26 Nov. 2025
Israeli forensic examiners have identified the remains of a deceased Israeli hostage returned from Gaza as those of Dror Or, the prime minister’s office said on Wednesday.
—Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN Money, 26 Nov. 2025
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“Prime minister.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prime%20minister. Accessed 3 Dec. 2025.
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