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

While speaking, Mamdani went into the archives of Indian history, quoting its first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru. —Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025

Khan isn’t the first Pakistani prime minister whose legal ignominy is tied to jewelry. —Rafia Zakaria, Time, 6 Nov. 2025

It’s been a whirlwind week for the queen, who attended a banquet in honor of Haitham Bin Tariq, the sultan and prime minister of Oman, on Tuesday. —Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2025

Yet over the last two years, the space for debate on the question of Israel and Palestine has become much wider, fee in no small part by a divisive Israeli prime minister and his policy in Gaza and the West Bank. —Newsweek Contributors, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1655, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for prime minister

• administer
• sinister

Kids Definition

prime minister

noun

: the chief officer of the government in some countries

Legal Definition

prime minister

noun

prime min·​is·​ter

-ˈmi-nə-stər

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

-ˌmi-nə-ˈstir-ē-əl

adjective

prime ministership noun

prime ministry

-ˈmi-nə-strē

noun